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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the anti-obesity drug Qnexa for weight loss. Qnexa, an anticonvulsant plus appetite suppressant cocktail, has risks, says the LA Times. The FDA says being fat is a bigger threat to health than those issues, though.
I disagree, but not just because of the potential for birth defect and heart problems. Qnexa or any other diet pill is a placebo, an enabler. It doesn't address the real problems with obesity which are eating too much and doing too little.
Think this is simplistic? Think there's more to weight problems? Sure, there are other health problems, like Prader-Willi Syndrome, which makes people eat too much. PWS is rare and being overweight is not, however; it accounts for only a fraction of the obesity problem. Even with PWS people can make positive health choices... Rest of Article from Yahoo News
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