The school health nurse is discussing weight loss agents with a group of college women at the health promotion session. Which concepts does the nurse include in the teaching plan?

Question

Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Several effective weight loss pills are readily available through telemarketers.
2. Ephedra is a healthy method for weight reduction and does not require a prescription.
3. Fenfluramine, one part of the Fen-Phen combination, causes heart disease.
4. Leptin as a weight-loss medication has not shown to be effective.
5. Stimulants such as Dexedrine are highly addictive and are no longer prescribed.

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 3,4,5
Rationale 1: Telemarketing of pills that produce easy weight loss is usually too good to be true.
Rationale 2: Until 2004, alternative weight loss products contained ephedra alkaloids, but these have also been removed from the market due to an increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events.
Rationale 3: The substance fenfluramine is suspected of causing heart valvular disease.
Rationale 4: Trials of leptin as a weight-reduction strategy have not proven to be effective.
Rationale 5: Dexedrine, a highly addictive stimulant, is no longer prescribed for weight reduction.
Global Rationale: The substance fenfluramine is suspected of causing heart valvular disease. Trials of leptin as a weight-reduction strategy have not proven to be effective. Dexedrine, a highly addictive stimulant, is no longer prescribed for weight reduction. Telemarketing of pills that produce easy weight loss is usually too good to be true. Until 2004, alternative weight loss products contained ephedra alkaloids, but these have also been removed from the market due to an increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events.