More about Conflicts of Interest within the Medical Profession

"In 1996, shortly after we began tracking the pharmaceutical industry, we spent time looking at obesity research and the latest diet pills. In doing so, we noticed that a panel that was assembled by the government to develop a guideline for the overweight known as the Body Mass Index. And it was populated by experts, nearly all of whom had a financial tie to a drugmaker selling or developing such pills. The finding, of course, was not all that new, but the practice continues, according to a new study in BMJ, which examined panels responsible for generating clinical practice guidelines on screening and/or treatment for high cholesterol or diabetes in the US and Canada between 2000 and 2010. A good many of the panelists - and panel chairs - had conflicts of interest. But not all were disclosed."
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See also Dr Briffa's recent article on conflicts of interest.

Sanofi-Aventis Diet Pill Linked To Deaths

Acomplia, which was rejected last year by an FDA panel, was linked to five deaths by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency since the pill went on sale two years ago. There were 720 reports of adverse drug reactions, some of which involved more than one side effect, bringing the total to more than 2,100. Five cases were fatal, including one suicide. The data, covering reports from the June 2006 introduction to May 9, was released on the MHRA web site.
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Apart from being so harmful, as detailed above, diet pills are completely unnecessary. - Overweight and obesity are caused by fluid retention, and occur only in people who are sensitive to salt. - To lose excess weight it is necessary to cut down on salt and salty food.

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Diet pill to put you off eating - and make you malnourished and ill...

Diet pill 'is as filling as a plate of pasta' - Telegraph

Extract:

"Italian scientists have invented a new diet pill that swells inside the stomach, giving its users the impression that they have already eaten.

"The sensation is like eating a nice plate of spaghetti," said Prof Luigi Ambrosio, who led the research.

The pill contains an extremely absorbent powder that expands to more than 1,000 times its initial size when combined with water.

Prof Ambrosio said a 500mg pill, washed down with two glasses of water, would create a tennis ball-sized lump in the stomach, making dieters feel full.

"We had one extremely important investor come to visit and he wanted to try the pill," he said. "He got very excited because he took one at 11 o'clock in the morning and at six o'clock in the afternoon he still couldn't finish an ice cream."

The pill was tested on 20 people for a month last year, and is being tested on a further 90 people at the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in Rome."

Sadly, when you are overweight/obese, you are vulnerable to foolish ideas like this. - But there is no need at all to harm yourself by not eating much in order to lose weight. - You can lose weight FAST and completely SAFELY by avoiding salt and salty food, eating plenty of good meals with plenty of fruit and fresh vegetables. - Don't diet! - It is harmful and it doesn't work. - Cutting down on salt/sodium DOES WORK...(o:

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