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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have been used for purposes other than weight loss. They appear to be much safer than addicive amphetamines -- whose widespread abuse 20 years ago temporarily gave diet pills a bad reputation -- and may be far more effective than the many popular over-the-counter remedies, such as Dexatrim and Acutrim, that are marketed as appetite suppressants. Nonetheless, Hamilton and other doctors caution that the new medications do not work for everyone and cannot do the job entirely on their own. Those old stalwarts, diet and exercise, still play a crucial role in any good weight-loss program. All that drugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Desperately Seeking a Flab-Fighting Formula | 1/16/1995 | See Source »

...Freshman Dining Hall is a dieter's paradise because the busy, unpleasant atmosphere the haphazard presentation; and the unappetizing selection and quality of food conspire to depress appetites and emotions. Better than Dexatrim (and cigarettes too,) the Freshman Union will keep you slim and fit. What first year's mouth waters when he or she hears: "Wanna go to the Union or something?" Freshman have stopped eating. How many upperclass students are pulled back to the Union by the inexorable forces of nostalgia? None...

Author: By Bruce L. Gottleib, | Title: Dining in Hell's Kitchen | 4/5/1994 | See Source »

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