Posted: December 21, 2011 at 5:05 am
Let’s face it. More and more people are considered to be overweight or obese as the decades pass by. In the 1960’s, the prevalence of obesity was a mere 13% in the United States. In 2004, that percentage had risen to 32, and it is estimated that by the year 2015, 75% of adults and…
Posted: December 15, 2011 at 4:32 am
Dietary weight loss supplements are abundant in our society. There are entire aisles dedicated to them in drug stores, and late night television commercials barrage us with their ultimate powers to provide quick weight loss. With so many to choose from and so many claims of success, how are people to decide which one is…
Posted: December 8, 2011 at 4:27 am
A recent influx of counterfeit Phentermine diet pills have been found in circulation, they are being passed off as legitimate pills from manufacturer Actavis. Actavis has not marketed Phentermine since 2008 and does not plan to resume marketing until 2012 and does not distribute the product to online sellers. The counterfeits in circulation are white…
Posted: December 6, 2011 at 6:59 am
The Federal Trade Commission has filed ten lawsuits against firms who hire third parties who create fake news sites promoting the weight loss effects of Acai supplements. This is a follow up on the complaint filed in November against Boris Mizhen and three companies that he operates, for hiring affiliate marketers to create fake news…
Posted: November 21, 2011 at 7:27 am
Unilever a London based consumer goods company has released the results of a clinical trial that was used when they were testing Hoodia for a potential weight loss supplement. Unilever which was trying to produce a safe and effective weight loss medication has concluded through clinical trials that using the Hoodia gordonii succulent plant (it…
Posted: November 17, 2011 at 5:25 am
With the FDA reconsidering the diet pill Qnexa which is a combination Topiramate and Phentermine, there are still many unanswered questions that need to be addressed with this diet pill combination. The resubmission comes after Vivus the company that manufactures Qnexa and the FDA reached an agreement on filing strategy in September. The strategy being…
Posted: November 14, 2011 at 3:54 am
The FDA is once again reconsidering approval of the trial diet pill Qnexa that it rejected last year over concerns about cognitive disorders, metabolic acidosis, increased heart rate, and birth defects. California-based pharmaceutical company Vivus Inc, is now asking for limited approval for its oral combination drug Qnexa, which would not include women who would…
Posted: November 11, 2011 at 6:39 am
With the recent release of its ban of 20 brands of dietary supplements claiming to be all natural, a more in-depth look into the banned substances once used as weight loss prescription drugs may be in order. A more in-depth look at the ingredients in your favorite over the counter dietary supplement may also prove…
Posted: November 9, 2011 at 11:52 am
In October of 2011, the FDA put forth a recall and a warning involving approximately twenty brands of over the counter dietary supplements which are advertised to be natural weight loss aids. Some of these are also touted to be sexual enhancement supplements as well as body building supplements. Most are marketed as “all natural”…
Posted: November 8, 2011 at 3:20 am
Poor eating habits, including more fast food consumption and food on the go, have contributed greatly to the fact that teens in our society are becoming overweight or obese. Add to that a more sedentary lifestyle of sitting in front of a television, computer, or playing video games, and we discover a growing problem. Excess…
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Over the years there have been many prescription diet pills on the market and almost
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The HCG diet has gained popularity in recent years much like the Acai berry it
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