Gatti, Christina <br/><br/>
The dangers of diet drugs  
by Christina Gatti 
 - New York, NY   Lucent Press,  2017 
 - 104 pages :  color illustrations ;  24 cm  Hardback book. 
 - Drug education library .
<br/><br/> "Portions of this book originally appeared in Diet Drugs by Hal Marcovitz." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Forward --  Introduction --  The Beginning of Dieting and Diet Pills --  The Introduction of Fen-Phen --  Supplements: An Overview --  The Dangers of Ephedra --  Abuse of Diet Drugs --  Notes --  Organizations to Contact --  For Further Reading --  Index --  Picture Credits --  About the Author. 
<br/><br/> "Young adults are faced with pressure from friends, family, and the media not to become overweight. Many struggle with self-esteem issues as a result, and someone who has trouble keeping his or her weight down may turn to dangerous diet drugs for a quick fix. Readers learn about the consequences of taking these pills through accessible text and informative graphs. A list of organizations is included where young adults can find more information about healthy alternatives to diet drugs."--Amazon.com. 
<br/><br/> 14 - 17 years 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781534560055 153456005X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016043215 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Weight loss preparations--Side effects<br/>Appetite depressants<br/>Eating disorders.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM222.2  / .G3877 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>j613.25 Gat   26