| One third of Americans use supplements to lose weight |
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| Saturday, 11 November 2006 | |
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Surprisingly, 40 per cent of obese people said that they had never been advised by their doctor to lose weight, and many people said that they would not approach their doctor if they were seeking to lose weight. 65 percent of US adults are overweight or obese, and therefore have a high risk of health problems such as hypertension, type-2 diabetes and heart disease. However, Americans are not very well informed about the statutory control of dieting supplements. 64 percent of those surveyed thought that dietary supplements are required to print warnings about potential side effects when actually there is no such obligation on supplement manufacturers. Dietary supplements need no pre-market approval by the FDA and therefore can be sold quite freely before any side effect problems can be brought to the attention of federal authorities. |
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