Article: Diet pill users discuss how to prepare for 'Alli oops'

Kristen Maczko
University Wire
10-25-2007
(The Daily Athenaeum) (U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Often times it seems like the only thing on most people's minds is their weight, and the one of the many ways to lose it is with the help of a diet pill.

Within the past 20 years, obesity has dramatically increased in the United States.

In 2006, only four states had a less than 20 percent obesity rate. Twenty-two states had equal to or greater than 25 percent; two states, Mississippi and West Virginia, had equal to or greater than 30 percent obesity.

Yet, while experts and doctors agree a healthy diet and exercise is the right way to lose those extra pounds, many Americans have trouble losing weight ...

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