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Article: What's the Skinny? Dieters demand the development of new weight loss medications and dietary supplements. Herbal is in. But are the results more safe and more effective?(demand for new diet drugs)
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- Canadian Chemical News
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
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Isn't it ironic? Health consciousness is on the rise, and so is our weight. None of us is stranger to the battle of the bulge, but North Americans, on average, are expanding. And so is our interest in weight loss. New trends are developing due to recent controversies and bans on certain pharmaceuticals. And new herbal-based pharmaceuticals are being developed to keep up with the trends.
Out with the old
In the past few years, sales growth prospects for diet drugs and supplements in Canada and the U.S. have weakened significantly due to changing consumer approaches to weight control and the removal of several large-selling products from the market. ...