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Word: tetrahydrolipstati (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...good to be true? You bet your love handles. Developed by New Jersey- based Hoffmann-La Roche, orlistat (chemical name: tetrahydrolipstati n) shows promise, but its effects are strictly limited and still not completely understood. Preliminary studies suggest that when taken in conjunction with a moderate diet, it can reduce fat uptake in seriously overweight patients up to 270 calories a day -- the equivalent of about one scoop of Haagen-Dazs. The drug is not a panacea. Nor is it anything anybody should consider swallowing just to look better in a bikini...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cake Eater's Dream? | 7/26/1993 | See Source »

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