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DANGEROUS AND TO ALWAYS CONSULT 

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YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE ADDING ANY 

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NEW MEDICINES INTO YOUR DAILY 

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LIFE.

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ADVICE ON HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT 

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FAST IS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. 

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>> YOU CAN LOSE 10 POUNDS IN 30 

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DAYS.

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>> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE 

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BEST WEIGHT LOSS HACK OF ALL 

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TIME.

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>> OVER 500,000 POSTS WITH THE 

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HASHTAG WEIGHT LOSS TIPS ON 

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TIKTOK ALONE.

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AND NEW NUMBERS SHOW THAT USING 

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NON-PRESCRIPTION WEIGHT LOSS 

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PRODUCTS SUCH AS LAXATIVES MAY 

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BE ON THE RISE, TOO.

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A NEW STUDY FINDING 1 IN 10 FROM

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USED THESE PRODUCTS.

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THE TREND SEEMS MORE PERVASIVE 

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WITH BOYS THAN GIRLS AS 

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HIGHLIGHTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 

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>> YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO 

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SOCIAL MEDIA BULLYING, HAVE A 

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CERTAIN IMAGE THAT THEY WANT TO 

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KEEP THIS KIND OF PRACTICE.

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IT DOES NOT LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE 

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WEIGHT LOSS AND CAN BE 

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DANGEROUS. 

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>> Reporter: THANKS TO THE 

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GROWING PREVALENCE OF DRUGS LIKE

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OZEMPIC AND WEGOVI.

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INCREASED 300% BETWEEN THE 

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BEGINNING OF 2020 AND 2022.

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BUT FOR SOME WHO CAN'T ACCESS 

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PRESCRIPTIONS, WHAT MEASURES ARE

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PEOPLE TAKING IN. 

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>> PEOPLE ARE RESORTING BACK TO 

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WHAT THEY USED TO DO.

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THAT MAY INCLUDE LOSING 

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LAXATIVES, WHICH CLEARLY AREN'T 

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RECOMMENDED AND ARE, IN FACT, 

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DANGEROUS. 

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>> Reporter: DETOX TEAS, EVEN 

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SUPPLEMENTS LIKE BURRBURY WHICH 

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SOME USERS CLAIM MIMIC THE 

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EFFECTS OF WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS.

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THE FDA RECENTLY WARNING 

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CONSUMERS AGAINST USING THESE 

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FAKE VERSIONS.

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A STARK WARNING FOR THOSE 

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LOOKING FOR A QUICK FIX.

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WE REACHED OUT TO BEAR WHICH 

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MAKES MIRALAX.

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THEY DECLINED TO COMMENT AT THIS

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TIME.

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TOLD US IN PART, WEIGHT LOSS IS 

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NOT AN APPROVED USE FOR THE 

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PRODUCTS.

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BACK TO YOU GUYS. 

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>> THANK YOU.

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LET'S BRING IN A 

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GASTROENTEROLOGIST AND ASSOCIATE

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PROFESSOR AND THE AUTHOR OF "GUT

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RENOVATIONS."

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LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE 

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LAXATIVES, THE DIET PILLS, ALL 

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THE THINGS PEOPLE ARE ON RIGHT 

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NOW.

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WHAT IS THE DOWNSIDE TO TAKING 

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THOSE?

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>> THE DOWNSIDE IS THEY DON'T 

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WORK FOR WEIGHT LOSS, NUMBER 

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ONE.

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IT MIGHT FEEL LIKE, OH, YOU HAVE

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HAD A VERY SATISFYING MOVEMENT.

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YOU FEEL LIGHTER.

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YOU FEEL FLATTER, BUT YOU ARE 

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NOT LOSING WEIGHT.

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BY THE TIME YOUR FOOD REACHED 

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THE COLON, YOU HAVE ABSORBED ALL

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THE CALORIES.

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THE ONLY THING YOU ARE LOSING IS

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WATER AND ELECTROLYTES, AND 

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THAT'S DANGEROUS.

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ALL OF THESE THINGS CAN HAVE 

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VERY SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.

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IF UNITED STATESING LAXATIVES IN

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THIS WAY IS POTENTIALLY QUITE 

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HARMFUL AND DOESN'T GIVE YOU ANY

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BENEFIT OF TRUE WEIGHT LOSS.

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LAXATIVES DO HAVE THEIR PLACE.

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WE USE THEM BEFORE A 

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COLONOSCOPY, BUT THEY'RE NOT 

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APPROVED OR INDICATED AND THEY 

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DO NOT WORK. 

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>> WHAT ABOUT A DIURETIC?

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IS THAT SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

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>> SO DIURETICS ARE ALSO USED IN

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MEDICINE TO HELP PEOPLE LOSE 

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FLUID WHEN THEY'RE RETAINING TOO

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MUCH.

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THEY HAVE TOO MUCH FLUID IN 

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THEIR LUNGS OR ABDOMEN.

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AGAIN, YOU ARE ONLY LOSING WATER

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AND ELECTROLYTES.

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YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT

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FROM A DIURETIC EITHER.

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THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF LOW 

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ELECTROLYTES.

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THEY'RE DEFINITELY NOT MEANT TO 

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BE USED IN THIS MANNER. 

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>> I DO WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT 

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THIS REPORT THAT JUST CAME OUT 

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FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER 

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SOCIETY.

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GOOD NEWS.

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MORTALITY RATES RELATED TO 

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CANCER DOWN ONCE AGAIN.

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BAD NEWS, COLON CANCER CONTINUES

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TO KILL YOUNG PEOPLE AT ALARMING

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RATES.

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NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR 

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MEN UNDER 50.

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NUMBER TWO CAUSE OF DEATH FOR 

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WOMEN UNDER 50, ONLY BEHIND 

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BREAST CANCER.

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ARE WE CLOSER TO UNDERSTANDING 

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WHY?

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>> THE WHY IS STILL A BIG 

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QUESTION MARK.

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THERE ARE BIG THEORIES.

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ONE INCLUDES CHANGES IN THE GUT 

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MICROBIOME.

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MAYBE IT'S OVERNUS OF 

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ANTIBIOTICS, THE HIGHLY 

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PROCESSED FOOD, THE LACK OF 

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FIBER IN OUR DIET.

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BUT IT IS ALARMING NEWS.

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YOU KNOW, I DO COLONOSCOPIES.

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THAT'S PART OF MY BREAD AND 

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BUTTER, AND WE REALLY WANT TO 

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TAKE A STAND AGAINST COLON 

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CANCER, BUT WE'RE SEEING A RISE.

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WE HAVE FOUR TIMES THE RATE OF 

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DEVELOPING COLON CANCER IF YOU 

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WERE BORN IN THE '90s, AS 

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OPPOSED TO BEING BORN IN THE 

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'50s.

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THIS IS WHERE MEDICINE IS GOING 

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IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

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WE NEED MORE RESEARCH.

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WE DON'T KNOW THE WHY.

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BUT IF YOU ARE A YOUNG PERSON, 

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DO NOT IGNORE SYMPTOMS OF 

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POTENTIAL COLON CANCER.

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RECTAL BLEEDING, ABDOMINAL PAIN 

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OR WEIGHT LOSS.

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GO SEE A DOCTOR.

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STILL SOME DOCTORS DON'T THINK 

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OF YOUNG PEOPLE AS GETTING COLON

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CANCER.

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THEY MIGHT ATTRIBUTE IT TO 

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SOMETHING ELSE.

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GET IT CHECKED OUT. 

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>> IF YOU ARE 45. 

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>> 45 IS THE AGE, BUT EVEN 

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YOUNGER IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN RISK

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FACTORS, SO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR.

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>> THANK YOU.

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AUTHOR OF "GUT RENOVATION". 

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>> LOVE THE TITLE.

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YOU CAN FIND MORE ON THE RISKS