Tag — Diet Pills

Britney Spears’ weight is making news again in the latest issue of Star Magazine. Having lost custody of her kids, Britney’s life is spinning out of control along with her weight. Her diet consists of “potato chips, sodas, cheeseburgers and candy.” Oh and btw, she hates veggies and fruits.  Instead she loads up on “junk — lots of greasy dishes and creamy sweets.” Her diet efforts are no less suspect and consist of amphetamines, diuretics and laxatives. The article speculates that her 5 foot 4 inch frame is now carrying about 160 lbs which I believe is about right judging from her latest pics. [Read more →]

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“Revolutionary Fiber Works to Help you Lose Weight - Even When you Feel Like You’re Out of Options”

“You’re about to discover the “mechanical” method to control your weight. Read on and you’ll discover a secret very few know…” [Read more →]

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Alli, “the poop and fart your way to weight loss pill,” now has a diet plan. Written by Caroline Apovian, a physician who is the Director of the Center for Weight Management at Boston University Medical Center, it’s aptly titled “the Alli Diet Plan.” I can sum up the purpose of this book by saying… [Read more →]

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Well the buzz around the iPhone launch over the weekend nearly equaled all the buzz surrounding the Alli launch a couple weeks back. In case you haven’t been in your local drugstore, walmart, or watch tv, browse the internet… well you get the idea. The buzz factor for Alli is huge. There is no doubt this will be a blockbuster for the drug company Glaxo Smith Kline. But is it the miracle diet pill that everyone is looking for? [Read more →]

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Italian researchers are conducting clinical trials for a gastric-bypass-diet-pill. The new diet pill, when taken with 2 glasses of water, expands to produce a sense of “fullness”, an effect similar to gastric banding. It’s a gel made from cellulose that can soak up to 1,000 times its weight, causing a vitamin-sized capsule to expand to the size of a tennis ball. [Read more →]

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Orlitstat was recently approved as an OTC medication, and rebranded with the curious name, Alli. Orilstat works by blocking the intestinal absorption of fat, which causes loose stools and flatulence so now you can poop and fart your way to weight loss without a prescription. Before you think this is the next miracle weight loss pill, remember actual weight loss was modest, about 5%, and many regained weight when the medication was stopped. [Read more →]

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