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Article: Better dieting through chemistry? (Food and Drug Administration rules on weight-loss aids and appetite suppressants) (Brief Article)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- February 3, 1992
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The secret of losing weight is not to be found in little plastic bottles on pharmacy shelves. Every weight-loss expert of note dismisses over-the-counter diet pills that promise to suppress the appetite, burn off fat or make you shed water weight. The pills, say the experts, have not been proven effective at long-term weight loss, and taking them neither breaks bad eating habits nor teaches healthy new ones.
The Food and Drug Administration agrees. An FDA ruling that takes effect February 7 prohibits the sale of 111 substances as weight-loss aids or appetite suppressants. The list stretches from alcohol and alfalfa to xanthum gum and yeast. Only ...
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