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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - An FDA panel voted to approve a new diet drug that could give hope to millions of people trying to lose weight. But there is controversy about the pill - and a better way to lose weight.

Q-Nexa would be the first diet drug approved in years. A previous panel voted against approval two years ago, because of potential side effects, but new evidence demonstrated it really can help people lose weight.

Dr. Henneth Burman, who is on the FDA panel, attested, "Potential benefits of the medication seen at this time could trump the potential side effects, but in truth, only time will tell."

The drug company has agreed to monitor patients for potential problems. Q-Nexa may help people lose up to 15 percent of their body weight over a year. But what then?

Dr. Gary Giovino is chairman of UB's Department of Community Health and Health Behavior. he says, "A lot of people lose weight, but they don't keep it off. Well, you maintain your weight loss if you keep eating healthy foods that are satisfying."

Dr. Giovino points out that, even if the pill works, lifestyle changes will be necessary.

"We wouldn't take a pill to reduce our risk for lung cancer and continue smoking for example. If we take a pill and still eat foods that compromise our health, are we really that ahead, even if our weight is low?" argued Dr. Giovino.

A large part of our national obesity problem is that the foods that are bad for us are desirable.

Dr. Giovino explained, "The problem with those is that they're designed to make us want more; they're designed to stimulate us; in fact some of those foods stimulate the same centers in the brain that nicotine and heroine do."

But he knows that major dietary change works.

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FDA OKs diet drug - but will it work?

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