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5 Common Dieting Myths

Aug 2, 2007 11:55 AM CDT

5 Common Dieting Myths

The truth may not set you free—but it might make your pants looser

(Newser) - Nutritionist Joy Bauer, the "Today" show's diet editor, looks at some popular dieting myths—or are they?

Diet and exercise can transform fat into muscle: The one can't become the other.
Metabolism slows with age, and there's nothing you can do about it: Exercise can maintain your burn.

Fatbloggers Unite, Shed Pounds Online

Jun 15, 2007 4:00 PM CDT

Fatbloggers Unite, Shed Pounds Online

Sedentary desk jockeys find support, catharsis, plus new way to diet

(Newser) - The tech sector is buzzing with pudgy geeks dropping weight through the web, the LA Times reports. Jason McCabe Calacanis, the web vet who started it all, turned his business-oriented site into a dietary forum, promising to lose 27 lbs. and urging other techies to chronicle their own diet...

FDA Advisory Panel Rejects Weight-Loss Drug

Jun 14, 2007 6:41 AM CDT

FDA Advisory Panel Rejects Weight-Loss Drug

Possible side effects send Acomplia to the sidelines

(Newser) - Accomplia, a weight-loss drug marketed in 18 other countries, failed to win approval from an FDA advisory board yesterday. The 14-member panel of outside experts ruled unanimously that manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis had not dispelled concerns about the safety of the drug, whose potential side effects include suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and depression.

Americans Go Abroad, Online for New Diet Pill

Jun 11, 2007 8:21 PM CDT

Americans Go Abroad, Online for New Diet Pill

Hung up in FDA approval process, pill's already scoring big

(Newser) - The weight loss drug Acomplia is stuck in FDA limbo, but that isn't stopping Americans from ordering it off the Internet or buying it in Europe, where it's legal. If the government rules that its lowering of weight and cholesterol balances out the possible side effects, including suicide and depression,...

ADD Meds Prescribed
For Weight Loss

Mar 23, 2007 10:12 AM CDT

ADD Meds Prescribed For Weight Loss

Doctors are using Adderall for pediatric obesity, pleasing parents but raising ethical alarms

(Newser) - Pediatricians are giving Adderall, the pill that got America's kids to pay attention in class, to patients without ADHD but looking to shed extra pounds. One of the drug's side effects is appetite suppression, and "off-label" prescriptions are working for some chunky but otherwise normal teenagers. Parents worried about...