Diet pills news 2008-06-12

Glaxo: 4M people tried diet drug since launch

GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday that 4 million people have tried alli since the drug hit shelves a year ago. Alli is the only nonprescription weight loss pill approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The only over-the-counter, federally approved weight loss pill in the U. S. isnt exactly flying off shelves, but its not because Americans are getting any slimmer.

In clinical trials, people using alli lost an additional 2 to 3 pounds for every 5 pounds lost through diet and exercise. When taken with meals, the drug blocks the absorption of about one-quarter of any fat consumed. That fat about 150 to 200 calories worth is passed out of the body, potentially resulting in loose stools.

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A diet-pill companys co-founder and former chief executive has been sentenced to six months in prison for making false statements to federal regulators about the safety of a top-selling product.

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A diet-pill companys co-founder and former chief executive has been sentenced to six months in prison for making false statements to federal regulators about the safety of a top-selling product. - AP Business Enforcement FDA Financial Impact Lawsuits Product Regulatory

She has warned against any diet that results in more than one to two pounds of weight loss per week, eliminates an entire food group or forces you to eat from one or two food groups and forces a person to take a pill or buy a product.

Consuming a fad diet to achieve that ultimate beach-body Well, you may be doing yourself more harm than good, warns a leading clinical nutritionist.

Fad diets may be the quickest way to weight loss but is not a healthy one, according Dr. Jo Ann Carson, professor of clinical nutrition at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

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Qnexa is a combination of phentermine -- part of the notorious "fen-phen" diet pill -- and epilepsy drug Topamax, known generically as topiramate.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drug developer Vivus Inc VVUS. O said on Tuesday that a mid-stage trial of its experimental drug Qnexa showed that it lowered blood sugar and led to weight loss - United States of America Pharmaceuticals - generic and speciality Pharmaceuticals (sub-industry) Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology Health and medicine Economic news EC business/financial

A team of international researchers found that low doses of resveratrol slowed the aging process in middle-aged mice and improved their overall heart health. Specifically, the results observed in the resveratrol-fed mice mimicked those often seen with caloric restriction the practice of cutting 20 pct. -30 pct. of calories out of ones typical diet in an effort to improve health and prolong life. Numerous studies have linked caloric restriction to a longer, healthier life.

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Drinking red wine may offer many of the same benefits as a reduced-calorie diet. - Red wine reduced calories resveratrol Public Library of Science

University e-mail has done nothing whatsoever to stem the deluge of spam e-mails for diet pills, Russian mail-order brides, bust-enlargement creams, prescription medications, all natural male enhancements and A and M tuition statements. Theres pills to lose inches, pills to gain inches (what Im waiting for is a pill to transfer inches) and of course that cream thats guaranteed to increase my cup size by three (what Im trying to figure out is why it only works on my bustif I forget to wear gloves while applying it will my hands increase three glove sizes) To quote a friend of mine: if you added together all the extra inches promised by all the male enhancements I get in my inbox in a single day, the distance would reach around the globe several times.

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But I now understand it isnt that simple. No matter how hard the healthy-eating message is rammed home, for many people its not enough. Doctors have found the majority of people who lose weight through dieting or even slimming pills pile the weight back on within a year or two. And when youre talking stones, not pounds, thats a health crisis.

Of all the weight-loss treatments used by the NHS, gastric band surgery is the most successful but is chronically under-used. Its expensive, but treating obesityrelated illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and depression is more expensive - bleeding dry half a billion pounds of taxes every year.

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Judging by the venom spat at Fern Britton last week, youd think shed been caught drowning kittens or smuggling heroin in her control-top pants. - Fiona mcintosh News

A An elimination diet is a diet prescribed by dietitians and allergy specialists to exclude common food allergens, salicylates, preservatives, colourings and other food chemicals that may have a role in exacerbating or triggering allergic conditions.

There are situations in which certain supplements may be advisable, for example during or in preparation for pregnancy, but for most people, a varied, balanced diet should easily provide enough vitamins and minerals for good health.

Women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy should talk to their doctor about optimising their diet and lifestyle (good nutrition, sensible levels of activity, minimal drugs and toxins) as well as taking a folate supplement.

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VITAMINS can be good for you, but be careful not to take too many or the wrong ones. - Vitamins

Its a stark sign of the times. News-stands, already heaving with diet and health titles, now have a new addition - Sweet, a magazine devoted to diabetes, a condition usually linked to lifestyle and obesity.

It can be controlled by diet and exercise, though most sufferers eventually have to take drugs such as metformin and insulin.

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Its a stark sign of the times. News-stands have a new addition - Sweet, a magazine devoted to diabetes. - Magazine aims sweeten pill diabetes sufferers

People look at, for example, the loss of accommodation in the lens of the eye. Most people become farsighted, usually in their early 40s. It doesnt happen to everyone, so you cant say its a universal sign of aging. Graying of hair, loss of collagen in the skin, all of these are changes that have been described with regard to aging. Theres a change in body composition as people get older. It can obviously be influenced by exercise and diet, but in general, we lose muscle mass and gain body fat. The immune system changes with age and becomes less competent, but again, not in any universal way that we can say is a characteristic of aging.

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Author Dan Buettners new book The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Whove Lived the Longest identifies parts of the world where pockets of people tend to live longer than the rest of us.