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[David Ogden]

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Weight loss medications and supplements may seem like a new fad, the idea has actually been around for quite some time. Thought to be one of the first methods of weight loss through “diet pills” was the act of ingesting tape worms in order to lose weight, which can be traced back to the 19th and 20th centuries, and became a popular topic in the 1950s. Also, in the 1930s, approximately 100,000 Americans took the chemical dinitrophenol, as it was believed to keep food energy from becoming fat. In actuality it was poisonous and led to blindness and death (New York Times, May 25, 1999).

The late 1950s,saw doctors began prescribing amphetamines to patients. Amphetamines are appetite suppressant that had been used extensively in WWII in order to keep soldiers alert and to keep them from becoming fatigued. Amphetamines stopped being prescribed to patients for weight loss in the 1960s, after they led to dependency and addiction problems.

Starting in the 1970s, the weight loss epidemic began and with it came a variety of new weight loss pills and supplements to the market, many of which were appetite suppressants. As time has passed, and FDA restrictions have become more stringent, we have seen the rise of dietary and herbal supplements for weight loss. Another reason that may account for the rise in the number of diet pills available is the sharp decline in the number of Americans who exercise. Time magazine reported in 1981 that nearly half the population exercised regularly, while a 2002 study done by the National Center for Health Statistics reported that only about 30% of Americans exercise regularly. The decline in exercise among Americans, coupled with the obesity epidemic, has opened the doors for drug and supplement companies to profit off of the growing problem.

Today we face problems such as once FDA approved drugs being pulled from the market due to side effects, as well as other prescription drugs, given for conditions such as epilepsy or ADHD, being used to aid in weight loss.

While Americans continue to abandon diet and exercise for weight loss and instead turn to medications for quick results, we have to wonder whether the potential complications are worth the risk.

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