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Show II, H'ym tya yu Ajepi Ma-i- A p$a m Dangers Of The Dieting Game in New York City, whom we shall refer to here as Dr. X First of all my friend. Dr. R., is far from fat. He is and weighs around 145, counting a splendid mousobesity-speciali- health. I answered yes but that I Mt rundown. This is the cardinal mark of depression, but she didnt eren note it down on the card." WEIGHT 1ILS "He did not examine my abdomen or chest part of the minimal physical examination. He also didnt examine my thyroid which, considering these pills probably contain thyroid hormone, would seem Next, Dr. R. was weighed important cn u scale. He was instructed "He then instiucted another His account follows. merely to take his jacket off. Dr. R. went, as Mr. R., to In his shoes and clothing, the nurse who had been hovering around to give me two of the main office of Dr. X at a scale indicated 140 pounds. something and two of somefashionable New York adShorty, he was called into thing else." dress. Dr. X deals exclusively The nurse opened a drawer. In the fat trade. He has a another room to see the "It was one of the most beauchain of offices in the metro- doctor. "He asked me whether it tiful things Id ever seen, politan area and employs was my first visit. I said yes. recalls Dr. R. "It was three many physicians. r In the that Dr. R. He made no comment at all rows by six, all pills, all In the most exquisite colors Id X was there, Dr, processed 10 about my obvious thinness. Then he asked me how much ever seen." patients. Only one other was " The nurse will explain all weight I wanted to lose. I said male. tions or proper supervision by "When she led me into the I wanted to get down to about these pills to you, Dr. X con a doctor. first room, Dr. R. recounted, 125 pounds, which Is absolute- eluded. The whole thing took A TEST "the nurse said to me, You ly preposterous. He merely about three minutes. He realIn an effort to test the theo- dont look like you need to nodded. ly didnt comport himself like "He took my blood pressure a physician who had any inry of whether diet pill doctors lose weight. I told her that I were truly shirking their obli- had gained 20 pounds recent- and then made a sort of pass terest in me as a patient. gations to the public and, in ly. She dropped the subject at my chest with the kind of THREE BOXES fact, endangering its health, a and proceeded to ask a few stethoscope usually used by were three boxes. There blood nurses to about friend of mine, a doctor himtale pressure. my prior questions Box 1 contained one white diuHe didnt ask me any question self, specializing in neurology, medical history. retic tablet, three vitamin decided to visit a prominent "She asked if I was in good about heart disease. tache. however, is not reserved for the pure in heart. There are an estimated doctors, or "obe-nt- y control specialists," in the nation today. They are making somewhere near S3 million a year from 10,000,000 5 000 diet pill true b e 1 eve re 1 in preparations. Yet, according to competent medical opinion, diet pills are, at best, ineffective for losing weight, and, at worst, can be fatal. Critics of obesity clinics rharge that powerful drugs are being distributed in great amounts to patients without adequate medical examina pills, three pink, three avocado three yav three purple and three ml capsules. These were to lie taken the first three davs at snocified hours. iiox 2, to be taken the last four davs, contained one tablet, four vdamin pills, fom purple capsules, four iov il b'ue capsules, and 12 white cajisules. There were two seronrds in the capsules) (sleeping third box. Dr R was told iv hat the DtSERET vitamins and diuretics were. He was also told to drink tomato juice every day, he "which Is legitimate," said, "to replace the potassi- diu-let- .o of the pills contain. 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