Article: Do diet pills really work? The answer is yes.(diet news)(Product/service evaluation)

* But there's some scary (and, um, unsavory) info in the fine print. REDBOOK tells you what you must know about the new weight-loss drugs.

Diet drugs have come a long way since the addictive amphetamines of the 1950s. And while each new generation of skinny pills has so far proven more dangerous than effective--remember fen-phen and ephedra?--experts continue their search for a safe diet pill that works. Enter Alli, a new formulation proven to block dietary fat absorption; as of this month, it will be available at your local drugstore, no prescription required. Also on the horizon: the awaited FDA approval of Zimulti, a new prescription pill that not only promises to help ...

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