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Article: Obesity poses health risks, but so does popping diet pills for a quick fix
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- St. Joseph News-Press
- Article date:
- November 19, 2002
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Popping over-the-counter diet pills to get trim seems easier than
watching what you eat and exercising, but Joe Newman says that the
easy solution isn't worth the risk.
Looking to lose a few quick pounds this fall himself, he started
taking an over-the-counter diet supplement.
"I saw them advertised on television, so I figured they would be
my best bet," he says. "I took the recommended dosage that it said -
one tablet after each meal - and thought everything would be fine."
But three days later he was experiencing nausea, headaches,
dizziness and severe chest pains. On Oct. 10, just 10 days after
starting the pills, he rushed to the hospital with what was later
diagnosed as angina and a ...