Are diet pills safe?

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  1. Univ. of Nev. School of Medicine, Family Medicine
     
    Univ. of Nev. School of Medicine, Family Medicine answered:
    Diet pills are not approved by the FDA as a safe way to lose weight. Often these types of pills contain unsafe stimulants that can be damaging to your heart and cause it to beat dangerously irregularly. People have died from taking diet pills. The safest and healthiest way to lose weight is a healthy diet and regular exercise.
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    Diet pills are not approved by the FDA as a safe way to lose weight. Often these types of pills contain unsafe stimulants that can be damaging to your heart and cause it to beat dangerously irregularly. People have died from taking diet pills. The... More