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What Is Alli Diet Drug

Internet support may help dieters

October 03, 2008
Online message boards, Web sites, and blogs are changing the way America diets, some experts say. And the support may help some dieters lose weight or maintain weight loss. Virtually every diet plan has an online presence, including a company-run site for users of the over-the-counter diet pill Alli. But experts say readers of all diet sites should discuss their weight-loss plans with their doctor. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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New Weight loss Pill
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...the counter diet pill has hit the store shelves. Alli, this new weight loss medication, has been... Read more »

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Are you alli ready?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...be sold starting in mid-June under the brand name alli™ (pronounced AL-eye).As the company... Read more »

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Is There A Magic Pill for Weight Loss? - Part 2
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...Zoloft, Paxil, Effexor, and others). Orlistat (Xenical, Alli) - another drug that has been... Read more »

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Merely Me's MS Central Question of the Week!
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...who has autism has been on a gluten free dairy free diet forever and I know it has helped him as... Read more »

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Drug Allergies and Getting my Money Back
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...what was I suddenly allergic?   Nothing in my diet had changed. Very little in my routine... Read more »

Health Guide

How Good Food Makes You Feel Great and Helps You Sleep
...between the lines One day on a shopping trip when my children were little, one of my daughters, Allie (who was just learning to read), was fascinated by all the strange words on the back of a... Read more »
Seven Healthy Habits of Headache and Migraine Sufferers
...sufferers. It is a source of help to sufferers’ families, physicians who treat headache sufferers, allied healthcare professionals and to the public. The NHF accomplishes its mission... Read more »
Take Control of Headaches and Migraines with Headache U
...years. It is a source of help to sufferers’ families, physicians who treat headache sufferers, allied healthcare professionals and to the public. The leaders of the organization are... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: Weight Control for Type 2 Diabetes
...aim for a small but consistent weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week. Most patients should follow a diet that supplies at least 1,000 1,200 kcal/day for women and 1,200 1,600 kcal/day for... Read more »
Heart healthy Dietary Changes: low carb diet, low fat diet, weight loss
Dietary ChangesLow Carbohydrate DietsThe Atkins diet restricts healthful complex carbohydrates in vegetables and particularly in fruits that are known to protect against heart disease. The Atkins... Read more »

Medications

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...used along with a doctor-approved reduced-calorie diet, exercise, and behavior modification... Read more »

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...along with a doctor-approved exercise program and diet plan. Consult your doctor or dietician... Read more »

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