Article: Diet pills offer hollow promise

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(Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Even with a thriving academic atmosphere such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison's, drug use has a presence on campus.

Before-and-after pictures of weight loss, "testimonials" of success and claims of "Lose 37 pounds in just one week" have become familiar in society through ads for diet pills. However, very little information seems to circulate about the realistic effects of diet pills on weight loss and the adverse side effects of overdosing.

An ad for the diet pill Extreme Power Plus claims no work is necessary on the part of the customer to lose weight.

One female UW student said she believed the ...

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