Once again, diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) is the subject of a breathless news story on WebMD based on a rehash by researchers of the four main clinical trial studies of Acomplia that have been reported on ad nauseam over the past two years.

"The latest Acomplia headlines," WebMD reports, "appear online in The Cochrane Library" and reveal (gasp) that only the higher dose of Acomplia results in significant weight loss (the lower trial dose has long since been abandoned), and that shaving 600 calories a day off your diet helps.

These trials formed the basis of Acomplia's submission to the FDA for approval almost a year and a half ago. The highly anticipated diet drug has been stalled at the FDA since this past February for reasons that developer Sanofi Aventis has never made clear.

The reviewers reached these conclusions based on an analysis of results of the four Phase III clinical trials that were part of the Rimonabant In Obesity (RIO) program. All of these trials have been reported on extensively, both at scientific meetings and in peer-reviewed professional journals.

"The use of rimonabant after one year produces modest weight loss of approximately 5 percent" of body weight, reported reviewers led by Cintia Curioni of the State University of Rio de Janeiro. "Compared with placebo, a 20-milligram pill produced a 4.9 kilogram (just under 11 pound) greater reduction in body weight in trials with one-year results."

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Phentermine is oral appetite suppressant. Phentermine is used in combination with diet and exercise to help you lose weight. It works by decreasing your appetite. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

How to use Phentermine

This medication is best taken on an empty stomach one hour before meals. Sustained-release or long acting products must be swallowed whole. Crushing or chewing them will destroy the long action and may cause increased side effects. Because this medication may cause sleeplessness, avoid taking a dose late in the day. Take this medication as prescribed. Do not take it more often or longer than directed. It is usually taken for 8 to 12 weeks. Use in combination with other appetite suppressant medicine is generally not recommended. Consult your doctor before such use.

Phentermine drug interactions

Inform your doctor about all the medicines you use, (prescription and nonprescription) especially if you take: high blood pressure medicine, MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, linezolid, phenelzine, selegiline, tranylcypromine), any other weight loss medicine. Avoid "stimulant" drugs that may increase your heart rate such as decongestants or caffeine. Decongestants are commonly found in over-the-counter cough-and-cold medicines. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

Phentermine Side Effects

Possible blurred vision, dizziness, dry mouth, sleeplessness, irritability, stomach upset or constipation may occur the first few days as your body adjusts to the medication. If these effects persist or become bothersome, inform your doctor. Notify your doctor if you experience: chest pain, nervousness, pounding heart, difficulty urinating, mood changes, breathing difficulties, swelling. If this medication makes you dizzy or lightheaded, avoid driving or engaging in activities requiring alertness. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

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We have plans for everything these days. That is how we can fit 100 different things into each day. While to an extent this seems a bit over doing it, some things do need to be planned. I don't know why we don't plan our diets. I mean, we plan everything else. Some people even plan on when they will have sex. Hence, the birth of hump day. Why not spend a few minutes and plan out what you will eat? If you are reading this, you have the time so. So sit back and follow these seven easy steps. Don't blink, if you do it will be over. It is really that simple.

Mini meal

They tell people with certain disease that they should eat several small meals each day. They say that a person should eat something every two hours. Well, that isn't too impossible to do. I would suggest that you start out every four hours. Keep it like you normally would any of your other meals. Make sure you have your protein and your fiber. Have some veggies and some fruit to balance everything out. Don't make your mini meal a bucket of fried chicken. I know that since it is a mini meal, the temptation doesn't seem as great. I mean, if you only slip up in a mini meal, who is watching?

These are a great way to avoid hunger and improper snacking throughout the day. Just make your mini meals up and eat them every time that you have planned. If you plan on eating every two hours, every two hours it is. It doesn't take a road map to figure this out.

Eat good tasting food.

From time to time let yourself go. Eat something that you know you shouldn't. If you get it out of your system, it will be easier to maintain your diet. If on the other hand you don't allow yourself to eat things you shouldn't from time to time, all you will do is hurt yourself in the long run. You are going to nibble each day on those things instead of just eating them occasionally.

Eat your calories, don't drink them.

Don't fill up on sodas and other drinks. You can get all your calories for one day in these if you do it too much. A few sodas here. A few cups of hot chocolate there. A few beers here. You get the point. That will put on the pounds easily.

Exercise.

You need to do this to keep fit. Not only will it keep you fit, but it will keep you mentally sharp as well. That can go a long way in helping you stick to a diet. If you are depressed, chances are you will end up eating fatty foods that will make you fat. When you consume all of that fat, it will make you more depressed. It is a bad cycle to start.