{"id":782,"date":"2010-12-11T12:10:13","date_gmt":"2010-12-11T12:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/12\/contrave-new-diet-drug-approve.html"},"modified":"2010-12-11T12:10:13","modified_gmt":"2010-12-11T12:10:13","slug":"contrave-new-diet-drug-approve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/12\/contrave-new-diet-drug-approve.html","title":{"rendered":"Contrave, New Diet Drug Approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel had recommended approval for a &#8220;new&#8221; diet drug, Contrave. It&#8217;s actually not new &#8212; it is a combination of older drugs, and the manufacturer thinks it will help people struggling with weight loss.<\/p>\n<p>Bupropion is one of the two drugs, an antidepressant. The thinking is that people who are overweight may be depressed, or at least need emotional uplifting. 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