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We tested an experimental weight loss drug. The results were "terrifying."

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A drug that's not FDA approved and still in clinical trials is being advertised all over the internet. Buying it turned out to be alarmingly easy.

Next, he purchased Reta from the website for Bodystreet Jupiter, a gym in Florida, after confirming he met its Body Mass Index, or BMI, requirement. The site said a doctor would review his intake form. The product arrived two days later without a consultation.

He even found a poster advertising the product for sale over the counter, at a bodega in Brooklyn.

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