http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24406056/
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In general, the biggest mistake people make in taking diet pills is looking at them as magic bullets.
"People cannot expect a medication to do it for them, says Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University in Philadelphia. Its a 50/50 partnership with the pill being half the equation. Exercise, what we eat and our lifestyle habits are critical to long-term success.
and yet..... (bolding mine)In general, the biggest mistake people make in taking diet pills is looking at them as magic bullets.
"People cannot expect a medication to do it for them, says Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University in Philadelphia. Its a 50/50 partnership with the pill being half the equation. Exercise, what we eat and our lifestyle habits are critical to long-term success.
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At least 30 companies are developing weight-loss drugs, with experts estimating that in the next few years there will be 10 to 15 medications meant to help dieters in different ways. The pharmaceutical research firm Decision Resources projects that the obesity drug market will grow in the U.S. from $222 million in 2006 to nearly $2 billion by 2016.
At least 30 companies are developing weight-loss drugs, with experts estimating that in the next few years there will be 10 to 15 medications meant to help dieters in different ways. The pharmaceutical research firm Decision Resources projects that the obesity drug market will grow in the U.S. from $222 million in 2006 to nearly $2 billion by 2016.
