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Use Of Nonprescription Products Common Among Young Women.
2001 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seven percent of survey respondents, including nearly 30% of young obese women, report using nonprescription weight loss products, according to an article in the August 22/29, 2001, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The authors warn that patients should inform their physicians about the use of these products because of the possible side effects.
Heidi Michels Blanck, PhD, at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues surveyed 14,679 adults 18 years or older by telephone in five states (Florida, Iowa, Michigan, West Virginia, and Wisconsin) in 1998 about their use of nonprescription weight-loss products from 1996 through 1998. Respondents were asked questions about their use of prescription and nonprescription weight loss supplements, their height and weight, age, and diabetic status.
The authors found that 44% of the participants were normal weight, 36% were overweight, and 20% were obese (based on calculations of body mass index for each individual.) One-third reported that they were trying to lose weight and one-third reported that they were trying to maintain weight (JAMA, 2001;286:930-935).
Seven percent of the respondents reported using at least one nonprescription weight loss product during the previous two years. Women and younger adults were the most frequent users, as were respondents with higher body mass indexes. One percent reported use of ephedra products and 2% reported using phenylpropanolamine (PPA). Ephedra use has been linked to possible adverse health effects among persons with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and other conditions. PPA has been linked to reports of adverse cerebrovascular and cardiac events.
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