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The Effect of Diet Pills on Your Body

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Jenni Wiltz

It’s undeniably tempting—the idea that by taking a daily pill, you could drop those last five or 10 pounds. Diet pills prey on that temptation, promising rapid weight loss without diet or exercise. However, the way they achieve their results are usually unhealthy and unsustainable.

Jenni Wiltz's fiction has been published in "The Portland Review," "Sacramento News & Review" and "The Copperfield Review." She has a bachelor's degree in English and history from the University of California, Davis and is working on a master's degree in English at Sacramento State. She has worked as a grant coordinator, senior editor and advertising copywriter and has been a professional writer since 2003.