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Diet Drug: I have been looking out for Diet Drugs for a long time now. Please let me know of some Diet Drugs that will aid me in losing weight.
( 2 May 2008)
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Diet Pills for Weight Loss
Almost kinds of diet drugs come with side effects and most drugs that help in aiding weight loss need to be approved by a physician. Diet drugs sound extremely enticing especially since most advertisers market these drugs as quick fix measures in losing weight over a short period of time. However one has to take extreme caution before consuming even natural based diet pills or weight loss supplements as these can cause severe side effects if its administration is not properly monitored. Diet Drugs fall under two categories - 1. Drugs based on prescription and 2. OTC also known as Over-The-Counter weight loss supplements.
Diet drugs are usually governed by the Food and Drug Administration agency (FDA). These drugs are often monitored for the side effects they may carry and ordered to patients for weight loss only under specific conditions and in strict dosages. Weight loss supplements on the other hand are usually assorted as food supplements rather than a diet drug. The danger with these types of supplements is that they are usually unregulated and not tested by the governing authorities for the side effects.
Although most vendors advertise their products or supplements as natural and safe, many experts are of the opinion that the over the counter drugs maybe have chemical compositions and hence not entirely safe to be consumed.
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answered by Caren Nicole on 2 May 2008, 6:39:57
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