Uh-oh...

A few entries back, I mentioned that I was tempted to try diet pills & suppliments to help with my weight loss. Although I haven't started taking anything yet, I've been comparing a few that sounded pretty good.

Today, I came across an article with this link from the FDA http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW01977.html

This is a listing of 72 weight loss products deemed unsafe by the FDA due to harmful (and in some cases, illegal) ingredients.

Here is a snippet from the site:

The products listed above, some of which are marketed as dietary
supplements, are promoted and sold on various Web sites and in some retail
stores and beauty salons. Some of the products claim to be “natural” or to
contain only “herbal” ingredients, but actually contain potentially harmful
ingredients not listed on the products' labels or in promotional advertisements.
These products have not been approved by the FDA, are illegal, and include the
following undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients:

sibutramine (an appetite suppressant available by prescription only and
a controlled substance)
fenproporex – a controlled substance not approved
for marketing in the United States;
fluoxetine – an antidepressant available
by prescription only;
bumetanide – a potent diuretic available by
prescription only;
furosemide – a potent diuretic available by prescription
only;
rimonabant – a drug not approved for marketing in the United States;
cetilistat – an experimental obesity drug not approved for marketing in the
United States;
phenytoin – an anti-seizure medication available by
prescription only; and
phenolphthalein – a solution used in chemical
experiments and a suspected cancer-causing agent that is not approved for
marketing in the United States.

So I guess this means I'll be looking for "help" elsewhere....