"Cutting down on drinking can have a big effect on weight loss or maintaining a healthy weight, " said Ms Mendoza.

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Those medications include phentermine and several other stimulants approved for weight loss in the 1950s, as well as drugs to treat diabetes, depression and attention-deficit disorder that have weight-loss as a side effect.

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Studies are mixed as to its effect in weight loss, but it is important to understand that although it is not a drug, it still has side effects and should be taken with caution.

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