title: What you need to know: over the counter slimming products--their rationality and legality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Candlish
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002686:Chitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D048271:Chitosan; D002951:Citrates; D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000075202:Contraindications; D004348:Drug Labeling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020077:Endogenous Retroviruses; D005685:Galactans; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008351:Mannans; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000592:standards; D010848:Picolinic Acids; D053149:Plant Gums; D012846:Singapore
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D002951:Citrates; D005685:Galactans; D008351:Mannans; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D010848:Picolinic Acids; D053149:Plant Gums; D002686:Chitin; C007999:hydroxycitric acid; D048271:Chitosan; C007894:guar gum; C030614:picolinic acid