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New York, NY (PRWEB) September 26, 2012

hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans announce diet pills that work similar to Orlistat drugs.

A customized Diet Doc hCG weight loss diet is proven more effective than popular, over-the-counter fat blocking drugs like orlistat. An individualized hCG diet from Diet Doc Weight Loss Plans produces fast weight loss, at an average of 1 pound-per-day, while orlistat based drugs provide weight loss of 6.6 pounds per year.

Orlistat is an FDA approved weight loss drug that promotes weight loss by inhibiting the body's ability to absorb fat from foods, thereby reducing overall caloric absorption, without reducing caloric intake. The weight loss drug Alli is a brand name version of the pharmaceutical orlistat. While it is FDA approved, orlistat is not capable of producing the same weight loss as FDA approved hCG. http:// Clinical trials suggest that people given orlistat in addition to lifestyle modifications, such as diet and exercise, lose about 23 kilograms (4.46.6 lb) more than those not taking the drug over the course of a year. Similar studies reveal that a prescription hCG diet produces weight loss at an average of 1 pound-per-day, thus making it more effective for safe and fast weight loss than the popular over-the-counter [drug orlistat.

Weight loss is now safe and fast, without adverse side effects associated with Alli. Consumer Reports recently published a report from the FDA concerning orlistat type drugs. These reports show a pattern of adverse events submitted to the agency since Jan. 1, 2007, including rectal bleeding and kidney, liver and thyroid problems. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/04/weight-loss-drugs-alli-and-xenical-orlistat/index.htm A physician monitored hCG diet routinely provides fast weight loss without risky side effects. hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss CEO Julie Wright adds that "The hCG Diet offered by Diet Doc Weight Loss Plans goes back over 50 years. Initially discovered by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons in the 1950's, hCG has been proven safe for nearly anyone, and has a longstanding track record of producing fast weight loss safely and effectively."

The Consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen's Health Research Group in Washington recently called for the removal of orlistat based drugs from the market due to health risks. http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/04/15/FDA-petitioned-to-remove-Alli-Xenical/UPI-22621302917067/ Public Citizen's Health Research Group says that orlistat based drugs should be removed from the U.S. market because they not only can damage the liver but, based on new information obtained from FDA adverse reaction files, have been associated with 47 cases of acute pancreatitis and 73 cases of kidney stones. Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of [Public Citizen's Health Research Group in Washington said, Any one of these serious risks alone would be sufficient basis for banning Alli. This drug has the potential to cause significant damage to multiple critical organs, yet they provide meager benefits in reducing weight loss in obese and overweight patients. For this reason, the FDA should tell the manufacturers of this drug, GlaxoSmithKline to pull Alli from the market immediately.

hCG has almost 60 years of evidence to suggest its safety and effectiveness in weight loss diets. hCGTreatments / Diet Doc Weight Loss Plans offers each and every patient the best weight loss guidance and clinical support available, 6 days a week, aiding patients with weight loss and helping their clients adhere to a proven effective weight loss plan. Diet Doc nutritionists create a customized weight loss plan based on patient health needs and fast weight loss goals. Unlike popular over the counter fat blocking drugs, Diet Doc offers the most comprehensive services to assist clients through the entirety of their weight loss journey. As a part of this process, the client is paired with a weight loss coach, available six days a week. Diet Doc's team of doctors and nutritionists are also available to patients to answer questions and address any possible concerns.

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UNITED KINGDOM, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Diet Chef is encouraging people who struggle to stick to their weight loss plan during winter to choose warming, hearty soups at lunchtime.

Over the summer people often find it much easier to lose weight as they can get outside more and enjoy lighter, fresh food. But as soon as the weather turns colder they crave warming, stodgy foods and cosy evenings spent curled up on the sofa with a bar of chocolate.

But instead of unhealthy dishes that are packed with calories, Diet Chef advises people to stock up on tasty soups for lunchtime. Autumn is perfect soup weather as they are both warming and delicious on a cold day. Soups are ideal for this time of year, not only will they fill you up and keep you going until dinner but they're also packed with goodness.

Alan Mathieson, Development Chef at Diet Chef said: "The great thing about soups is there are so many flavours there is always something to suit most people's tastes. Developing the Diet Chef range of soups we always strive to make sure there are plenty of textures to choose from as well as flavours, whether it's creamy, thick, chunky or a lighter broth style soup."

Diet Chef has a great range of lunchtime soups on offer with exciting flavours to tempt even the fussiest of eaters. Those who like their food to have a bit of a kick could try the parsnip and chilli or Thai chicken soups, while traditionalists will enjoy the tomato or lentil and vegetable options. A brand new carrot and coriander soup was also recently launched.

Diet Chef is a portion and calorie-controlled delivered meal plan that allows people to continue enjoying all the foods they love, but lose weight at the same time. After completing a free diet profile online, people simply need to look through the range of delicious food on offer and order what they want to start losing weight the easy way.

Diet Chef carefully counts the calories of all meals so dieters on the plan will be averaging less than 1,200 calories per day. The daily menu allows you to get delicious home delivered food, as well as offering a tasty and varied, healthy balanced plan encouraging dieters to lose weight at a healthy pace.

Those on the diet looking to check their own progress can do so using the weight loss calculator as well as sharing their weight loss success stories via the website or Diet Chef social media channels.

Visit the website: http://www.dietchef.co.uk Become a fan: http://www.facebook.com/DietChef Follow: http://www.twitter.com/dietchef

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Lindsay Lohan Weight Loss 2012 Lindsay Lohan Diet Program - Isn't amazing how all of the celebrities you see have a celebrity diet plan for weight loss to maintain their weight. Some of them are shapely and healthy looking, and look good on camera. Others look like they haven't eaten in weeks, like they just got back from the famine in Ethiopia for a few weeks. Like they had been starving themselves to lose weight, and that is probably what they have been doing. You see it in all the tabloids, this person lost 100 pounds again, this one gained 100 pounds, and then lost 150 pounds. Some are not as dramatic; this one lost 40 pounds and is a television spokesperson, because the previous celebrity diet spokesperson gained the weight back. The fact is they may be starving themselves to lose weight, fasting like they are going through a famine.

Download The Lindsay Lohan Diet Program here --->>> http://tinyurl.com/LindsayLohan2012

Celebrities make dieting look so easy, don't they? One month they're on the cover of US Weekly for gaining too much weight and the next they're headlining the "sexiest beach bods" story. It is true that seriously overweight people can lose large amounts of fat in a quick amount of time, because of the large fat content in their cells. But those that are only a few pounds overweight, losing 40 pounds in a month, is not only starvation, it is malnutrition and can have serious side effects. Our body weight can fluctuate day to day and the best diets take the weight off gradually, the way it came on.

If you lose a lot of weight in a short time, staying the same size will be impossible unless you follow a maintenance program for life. Good, sensible dieting means skill and will power combined. A lot of these celebrity diets or Hollywood diets are very bad for the body and the celebrities are thinking of the camera rather than their long term health.

Researches indicate that individuals who indulge in a weight loss program by taking prepared meals end up losing an additional 31% weight as against those who cook their own meals. With help, losing weight is made easier and at times much faster as against doing it on your own.Diet delivery is gaining popularity in a big way as it is fairly affordable by even the common man, roughly around $20 a day with an increasing variety to choose from. A few of which include: Zone-compliant meal, low carbs plan, veggie meals, and gourmet too.

Get a Great Body Like Lindsay Lohan in Days here --->>> http://tinyurl.com/LindsayLohan2012

With the rapidly increasing epidemic of obesity and increasing BMI levels, there is an array of products and diet plan to aid in combating obesity. Celebrity slim diet, the basic idea is to educate people and not to depict food as an enemy. Like a lot of famous diets in Hollywood, if your body thinks you are starving, it is going to hold on to every calorie you take in to keep you from starving to death instead of burning them for energy. When you follow a properly balanced weight loss diet, your metabolism will hardly notice the decrease in calories and continue to burn fat it doesn't need to store. This is a more long-term weight loss strategy.

Celebrities do not have secrets about dieting. They are normal people like the rest of us but, unlike most of us, they have people working for them such as diet advisors and personal trainers. Celebrity diets involve a level of commitment and dedication which we struggle with. The best celebrity diets involve eating sensibly and limiting our calorie intake. Having these factors in mind will allow you to have safe and easy weight loss that will provide you with short term and long term consistent results.

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"What's the craziest diet trick you ever tried?"

We posed that question to eight of our favorite celebrities, and their answers didn't disappoint. (Ace bandages?)

Not that any of these should be tried at homebut you knew that!

Laura Prepon - actress in the film The Kitchen "I've always done crazy crash diets. I've ruined my metabolism that way. I did the hCG diet[you're injected with] a hormone that's extracted from the urine of pregnant women!"

Christina Applegate - star of the NBC show Up All Night "I went on that lemonade-cayenne thing for about 24 hours. By the middle of the next day, I was like, 'If I don't have coffee, someone's gonna die!'"

Holly Robinson Peete - actress on CBS show Mike & Molly "A mushroom diet where I had to eat different typesporcini, shiitake... I lasted a day or two and that was it!" _____________________________________________

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YORK, England, September 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

From Tots to Teens - How mums can beat food battles with intolerance awareness

This September, when your children head back to school, make sure their diet is the best it can be!

Your child's diet is hugely important to their development, but, with charity AllergyUK estimating that a shocking 45% of the UK suffer with food allergies or intolerances, it is vital that children are getting the nutrients they need from foods that will not cause the often disruptive symptoms of food intolerance.

The symptoms of food intolerance can be hugely diverse - from IBS, bloating, fatigue and lack of concentration, through to migraines and skin conditions such as eczema. For children with food intolerances, identifying their trigger foods can help them to settle and improve their school performance as well and improving more obvious physical symptoms. With reactions recorded to anything from wheat to lettuce even the most innocent seeming foods could be the source of a child's symptoms.

Identifying triggers can be a complicated process; for many people affected by the symptoms of food intolerance it is not a single food, but rather a combination of foods that set them off, and so a simple elimination diet may not uncover the whole picture - even identifying a few of these by elimination diet in exact combination would be a very complicated business, especially with young children! It is also very important to avoid cutting out important nutrition from your child's diet, so identifying triggers using a simple pin prick test such as YorkTest can offer a less hit and miss option to worried parents.

Christine Bailey, nutritional consultant and children's recipe book author, believes that identifying your child's intolerances can radically improve their health and wellbeing: 'With so many of us suffering with a wide range of food intolerance symptoms it's not surprising that many children are affected by the foods they eat too. Everything from painful skin conditions through to concentration and energy levels can be improved by simple dietary changes, meaning that you don't need to turn to the medicine cabinet so often. By tailoring their families diets mums don't even need to stop having the foods they love-treats as well as tasty, nutritious food are easy to produce, even for those mums who are pushed for time.'

To identify your family's triggers help is at hand from YorkTest, Europe's leading provider of food intolerance programs with over 30 years experience. YorkTest food intolerance tests can uncover potential food triggers, allowing people to quickly and easily modify their diets and making the process of dietary change far less daunting for busy mums.

Commenting on the difficulty many mums face in identifying food intolerances Dr. Gill Hart, food intolerance expert and biochemist at YorkTest Laboratories, said: 'Identifying trigger foods can be a complicated process; for manypeople affected by the symptoms of food intoleranceit is not a single food, but usually a combination of foods and drinks that cause a reaction, so the traditional approach of using an elimination diet to remove one food at a time is unlikely to uncover all the problem areas. With recent research showing that 60% of GPs are seeing a rise in food intolerances but do not feel knowledgeable enough to give their patients practical advice, taking a YorkTest can help people easily and clearly identify their food triggers.'

Find out your family's triggers-The YorkTest Food Intolerance Testing service is available as a two-stage process. The First Step is currently available at the special price of 9.99 (RRP: 20.00). Following the First Step, if your result is positive you can then progress to the comprehensive laboratory analysis and nutritional support for 245.

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Kathy Griffin no makeup Kathy Griffin Diet Program - Isn't amazing how all of the celebrities you see have a celebrity diet plan for weight loss to maintain their weight. Some of them are shapely and healthy looking, and look good on camera. Others look like they haven't eaten in weeks, like they just got back from the famine in Ethiopia for a few weeks. Like they had been starving themselves to lose weight, and that is probably what they have been doing. You see it in all the tabloids, this person lost 100 pounds again, this one gained 100 pounds, and then lost 150 pounds. Some are not as dramatic; this one lost 40 pounds and is a television spokesperson, because the previous celebrity diet spokesperson gained the weight back. The fact is they may be starving themselves to lose weight, fasting like they are going through a famine.

Download The Kathy Griffin Diet Program here --->>> http://tinyurl.com/KathyGriffinDiet

Celebrities make dieting look so easy, don't they? One month they're on the cover of US Weekly for gaining too much weight and the next they're headlining the "sexiest beach bods" story. It is true that seriously overweight people can lose large amounts of fat in a quick amount of time, because of the large fat content in their cells. But those that are only a few pounds overweight, losing 40 pounds in a month, is not only starvation, it is malnutrition and can have serious side effects. Our body weight can fluctuate day to day and the best diets take the weight off gradually, the way it came on.

If you lose a lot of weight in a short time, staying the same size will be impossible unless you follow a maintenance program for life. Good, sensible dieting means skill and will power combined. A lot of these celebrity diets or Hollywood diets are very bad for the body and the celebrities are thinking of the camera rather than their long term health.

Researches indicate that individuals who indulge in a weight loss program by taking prepared meals end up losing an additional 31% weight as against those who cook their own meals. With help, losing weight is made easier and at times much faster as against doing it on your own.Diet delivery is gaining popularity in a big way as it is fairly affordable by even the common man, roughly around $20 a day with an increasing variety to choose from. A few of which include: Zone-compliant meal, low carbs plan, veggie meals, and gourmet too.

Get a Great Body Like Kathy Griffin in Days here --->>> http://tinyurl.com/KathyGriffinDiet

With the rapidly increasing epidemic of obesity and increasing BMI levels, there is an array of products and diet plan to aid in combating obesity. Celebrity slim diet, the basic idea is to educate people and not to depict food as an enemy. Like a lot of famous diets in Hollywood, if your body thinks you are starving, it is going to hold on to every calorie you take in to keep you from starving to death instead of burning them for energy. When you follow a properly balanced weight loss diet, your metabolism will hardly notice the decrease in calories and continue to burn fat it doesn't need to store. This is a more long-term weight loss strategy.

Celebrities do not have secrets about dieting. They are normal people like the rest of us but, unlike most of us, they have people working for them such as diet advisors and personal trainers. Celebrity diets involve a level of commitment and dedication which we struggle with. The best celebrity diets involve eating sensibly and limiting our calorie intake. Having these factors in mind will allow you to have safe and easy weight loss that will provide you with short term and long term consistent results.

Download The Kathy Griffin Diet Program here --->>> http://tinyurl.com/KathyGriffinDiet

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Jackson, MS (PRWEB) September 20, 2012

Diet Doc hCG Diet And Weight Loss have released My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire to help people lose weight fast this fall.

The addition of My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire, an advanced health questionnaire has just been released by Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss to help patients achieve fast weight loss.

Diet Doc Weight Loss' new release facilitates doctors in working with patients to achieve their dream weight! This free comprehensive health questionnaire called My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire was released by Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss and is considered to be the best addition to the Diet Doc HCG diet.

Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss created this health questionnaire along side weight loss doctors, and with their combined knowledge, they're proud to release this $200 assessment to their new patients free of charge! Diet Doc patients will reap the benefits of this great addition to their weight loss program this Fall.

While anyone can search the internet for health related information, finding the right answer can prove to be rather difficult sometimes, and that's why weight loss doctors know just how important this comprehensive health questionnaire is to narrow down the options for their patients. It effectively helps doctors determine each patient's body's strengths and weaknesses when it comes to getting the weight loss results they're after, and has proven to be one of their best tools to date.

My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire was fully created with patients and their busy schedules in mind! Because, the My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire is an internet-based system, the doctors and patients can both easily access the system from anywhere in the world with internet access.

My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire is the only online health questionnaire available for rapid weight loss and uses a sophisticated algorithm from well-respected medical and nutritional science journals. My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire works by reviewing patient organ and mood systems to ensure they're performing at the proper levels. It identifies poorly performing organs which could be the reason for hindered weight loss! These findings also help doctors create a personalized support plan for each patient on their rapid weight loss journey.

Many people using My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire are noticing health benefits within the first 30 days! And, that is in fact because the assessment helped reveal organ and mood systems that were not performing at optimum levels.

Apart from My Diet Doc Health Questionnaire, Diet Doc offers numerous pharmaceutical supplements such as low glycemic protein bars, nutritional shakes, as well as meal plans. And, as part of the Diet Doc hCG diet plan evaluation process, every patient will be evaluated by the doctor before the beginning of the weight loss program. In addition, a weight loss coach will follow up with each patient with a weekly phone call and offer patient support 6 days a week. This strategic plan and support system by Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss has been proven to be a major factor in the process of successful weight loss of patients.

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Philadelphia, PA, September 19, 2012 The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which promotes consumption of more fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grain, and less meats and sweets, is a proven effective treatment for hypertension. For some individuals, adherence to the diet can be just as effective in lowering blood pressure as taking antihypertensive medication. A new study has found that greater adherence to the diet can lead to significant reductions in blood pressure, but that African Americans are less likely to adopt the diet compared to whites. The study is published online today in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

"After DASH dietary counseling, African Americans increased their consumption of DASH foods, but continued to lag behind whites in overall adherence to the DASH eating plan, consuming considerably more meat, sweets, and fat, and less fruit," reports lead investigator James A. Blumenthal, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

The study was a new analysis of the ENCORE study, which evaluated the effectiveness of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise training and weight reduction. 144 sedentary, overweight, and obese adults with high blood pressure were randomly assigned to three treatment groups. The first group ate the DASH diet and was engaged in weekly education, support, and feedback in group sessions. The second group also ate the DASH diet and received structured support and feedback, and in addition began a weight management program with caloric restriction, behavior modification, and aerobic exercise three times a week. The third group was instructed to maintain their normal diet and activity, but did not receive in instruction in the DASH diet nor were they encouraged to exercise or lose weight.

Researchers evaluated adherence to the diet, clinic and ambulatory blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory fitness. Participants also underwent a number of psychosocial assessments to evaluate their mental and social wellbeing and to identify potential predictors of dietary adherence including depression, anxiety, level of support from family and friends, and their beliefs about health and exercise. Demographic and background variables, including sex, age, ethnicity, income, education, and baseline body mass index were also examined.

After four months, participants in the DASH plus weight management group lost more weight compared to the DASH diet alone and control groups. There was no difference in dietary compliance between the DASH plus weight maintenance and the Dash alone groups. Participants with higher post-treatment DASH adherence scores had lower blood pressure levels, and the more participants adhered to the daily recommendations in the diet, the more their blood pressure decreased.

While both African-American and white participants in the DASH treatment groups increased their consumption of DASH foods after treatment, African Americans in both treatment groups had lower adherence scores compared to whites. No other demographic, behavioral, or social variable predicted DASH adherence.

"Strong cultural influences on food preferences, food preparation, and perceptions about eating practices might make it more challenging for African Americans to adhere to the DASH diet," Dr. Blumenthal notes. "In light of the considerable role that food plays in African-American culture, greater cultural sensitivity is likely to be needed to achieve greater adoption of the DASH eating pattern when prescribing dietary modification programs. For example, it might be more effective to modify traditional recipes to meet current nutritional guidelines rather than to recommend that such foods be eliminated altogether."

In a video accompanying the article, co-investigator Pao-Hwa Lin, PhD, a nutritionist from the Department of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, discusses the implications of the study and possible reasons for lower adherence to the DASH diet in African Americans.

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ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) Better adherence to the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet is associated with significant reductions in blood pressure. However, African-Americans may be less likely than whites to adopt the diet, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

The findings, which appear online Sept. 19 in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, suggest that altering traditional recipes to meet nutritional guidelines rather than eliminating certain foods altogether may result in better adherence among African-Americans.

The DASH diet is recognized as the diet of choice for preventing and managing high blood pressure. The diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy products, and is low in fats and cholesterol.

"Previous research, including results from our ENCORE study, established the DASH diet as an important approach for lowering blood pressure, and for some individuals, it may be an effective alternative to taking medication for hypertension," said James A. Blumenthal, PhD, professor of behavioral medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Duke University Medical Center. "In this study we were interested in whether dietary adherence was related to blood pressure changes and what factors predicted who would adhere to the diet."

The study was a new analysis of data from the ENCORE trial, led by Duke researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of the DASH diet on cardiovascular health. Participants were 144 sedentary, overweight or obese adults, who had high blood pressure and were not taking medication.

Researchers measured a series of clinical and behavioral factors at the start of the study including blood pressure, weight, and physical fitness, as well as dietary habits. Depression, anxiety and social support were also evaluated as potential predictors of adherence to the regimen.

Participants were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: the DASH diet alone; the DASH diet in combination with weight-loss counseling and aerobic exercise; or no change in diet and exercise habits.

After four months, participants in the group that got the DASH diet plus weight-loss counseling and exercise lost an average of 19 pounds, while weight remained stable in the other two groups.

Participants in both the DASH diet alone and DASH diet plus counseling groups had significant reductions in blood pressure, with greater adherence to the DASH diet resulting in the largest drops in blood pressure. The finding suggests that that following the DASH diet lowers blood pressure, independent of exercise and weight loss.

However, the addition of weight loss and exercise to the DASH diet promoted even greater reductions in blood pressure and improved other measures of cardiovascular health. "For overweight or obese patients with high blood pressure, clinicians should recommend the DASH diet in conjunction with exercise and weight loss for the best results," said Alan Hinderliter, MD, a cardiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an investigator in this study.

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(CNN) A new diet drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July is now available for obese and at-risk overweight patients. The oral medication Qsymia can only be obtained with a doctors prescription.

Qsymia (pronounced kyoo-SIM-ee-uh) is the second diet drug approved this year. The FDA approved a weight-loss pill called Belviq on June 27.

Patients in clinical trials experienced more dramatic weight loss with Qsymia than with Belviq. On Qsymia, patients went from an average 227 pounds to 204 pounds; on Belviq, the average weight dropped from 220 to 207.

Qsymia had been known as Qnexa until its approval. The FDA asked the company to change the name to avoid confusion with another drug on the market, according to the company.

Some consumer advocates worry that the medications weight loss comes with a price. Some patients in the clinical trial suffered an increased heart rate and a condition called metabolic acidosis, which can lead to hyperventilation, fatigue and anorexia.

Concerns have also been raised about birth defects. One of the ingredients in Qsymia is topiramate, an anti-convulsant that has been linked to birth defects such as cleft lip and cleft palate in babies born to women who have taken it for migraines or seizures. Qsymias other ingredient is phentermine, an appetite suppressant.

Our belief is that women will be invited (through) compelling advertising and marketing messages to experiment on themselves with a drug that has some effectiveness with healthy weight loss but possible serious risks, said Cindy Pearson, executive director of the National Womens Health Network.

Qsymias manufacturer, Vivus Inc., says that the drug helped lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels in obese people and that people taking it were less likely to get type II diabetes.

Obesity is not being adequately addressed by diet and lifestyle changes or currently available therapies, the company said. The need for new options is urgent, particularly nonsurgical options.

The FDA approved Qsymia only for obese people or for overweight people with a body mass index greater than 27 who also suffer from weight-related conditions like hypertension and diabetes.

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