Where Can I Find Information on Diet Pills?
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Where Can I Find Information on Diet Pills?

You want to boost your weight loss efforts, but you are hesitant to talk to your doctor about a prescription or purchase an over-the-counter (OTC) remedy without investigating the potential side effects. Finding resources of reputable information on diet pills requires a little research to ensure these sources have your health in mind more so than a profit. However, several great resources exist that can help you quickly and confidentially learn more about the ins and outs of diet pills.

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus is a comprehensive medical resource managed by the U.S. government, so you can usually find out the ins and outs of almost any medication, including diet drugs such as orlistat and phentermine. This website offers complete details about brand names and side effects. You can also research specific medical conditions that might be related to overweight, such as diabetes.

MedlinePlus
medlineplus.gov

Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic, which has received numerous awards for its research and medical treatments, offers an extensive website that features articles as well as questions from people answered by recognized medical professionals. The website offers many resources that can help women decide whether they want to try diet pills and/or switch their diets to a specific plan, such as the diabetic exchange or the Atkins diet. Also, interested people can research all types of exercise along with a wide variety of medical conditions.

Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.com

Women’s Health

Women’s Health, another U.S. federal government website, offers extensive information courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Everyone from teen girls to postmenopausal women can quickly find out the facts about prescription diet pills, such as Meridia, what to eat or what not eat for a variety of medical conditions and weight loss objectives, and research virtually any other issue related to female health concerns.

Women’s Health
www.womenshealth.gov

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website offers complete information on any diet drug warnings or recalls, such as the 1990s recall of fenfluramine, due to the incidence of heart and lung damage. Also, you can read updates on FDA investigations of 2009 claims that OTC and prescription orlistat caused liver injury in some dieters.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
fda.gov

Merck Manuals

The Merck Manuals offers a free comprehensive online medical textbook which is fully searchable. You cannot only research your potential diet drugs, such as green tea extracts, but you also can look into weight loss tips, exercise guidelines and a number of conditions that losing weight might prevent, such as cancer and high blood pressure.

The Merck Manuals
merck.com

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