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"Are you taking diet pills? Not to disparage pharmaceutical-assisted weight loss, but there are two drugs that you may be taking (they&amp;#x27;re popular and mainstream) that are now associated with new health risks--significant ones ... Yesterday, federal health officials warned consumers that the weight loss pills Xenical and alli could lead to severe liver damage. While a relatively rare side effect, the FDA has investigated 13 cases of liver damage. If you take either of these drugs, be on the lookout for signs of liver issues, including itching, yellow eyes and skin, and loss of appetite (wait, isn&amp;#x27;t that sort of the point of weight loss drugs?!). Gals, this is more reason to try your darndest to avoid weight loss supplements. In many cases, they don&amp;#x27;t work, and even more, many are dangerous. I&amp;#x27;m curious (and no judging from moi), do you take diet pills? Have you ever taken them? *Expert-approved &amp;quot;crash&amp;quot; diets ... *This star says she damaged her bod with diet pills (sad)! More to discuss: *Experts say there may be a &amp;quot;eat-whatever-you-want&amp;quot; diet pill on the horizon? Would you take it? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: istock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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