Let's face it: it's

Let's face it: it's not difficult to market weight loss drugs to women, because the remainder of the media likes to perpetuate a very unrealistic stereotype. It's not too surprising, then, that a recent poll shows that more than half the women surveyed would rather lose 20 pounds permanently than live to the age of 90. Ellen Goodman writes an article discussing the diet obsession, and notes the dangers of drugs like phen/fen.