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DR HILARY JONES SAYS

"Jenny announces she is hooked on diet pills as if it's something to be proud of. Sadly, this delusion could kill her. Clenbuterol is a nervous system stimulant with muscle-building and fat-burning properties. Side effects range from headaches, insomnia and sweating to a racing heart, high blood pressure and permanent heart damage. This unhealthy obsession with weight loss could jeopardise her life."

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AUG 31 'SLASHED BY HUSBAND - SO I HAD HIM JAILED', KATE GARRAWAY, 'I FOUND MY REAL MUM', TRISHA GODDARD

AUG 24 'I SHARED A BED WITH SEX CAM RAPIST', MEL GIEDROYC, 'MY DAUGHTER LOST HER EYE', LOSING 8ST THE HARD WAY

AUG 17 HYPER HEELS SURVIVAL GUIDE, 'MY FASHION ADDICTION ALMOST KILLED ME'

AUG 10 JULIE BURCHILL ON MADONNA, SPRAY TANS AND HEELS AT 10, LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT SISTER, FAB AT 50

AUG 3 GROOMLESS BRIDE, SARAH CHAMPION, 'I EAT PEOPLE'S RUBBISH', 'SCHOOL PROM MADE ME ANOREXIC'

JULY 27 'I SOLD MY BODY', 'LOVE TURNS ME INTO A SEX PEST', 'I HAD 8 STROKES BY 21', TOBY YOUNG

JULY 20 FABULOUS BODY SURVEY 2008, 'I BOUGHT A GASTRIC BAND FOR MY 18TH', 'AFFAIR SAVE OUR MARRIAGE', 'I ALMOST DIED FOR THE PERFECT BODY', KATY BRAND

JULY 13 'I STEAL FOR FUN', SUN, SEA AND STARVATION, TRACEY COX, 'I WANT TO STOP CUTTING',

JULY 6 SEX-PHOBIC, FRUGALISTAS, MARIELLA FROSTRUP, BABY BULLIES, FACELIFT LIKE MUM, FLABBY TUMMIES, JOIN THE ZZZ LIST

JUNE 29 'I BEAT PEOPLE FOR FUN', SUBMISSIVE WIVES, 'I CAN'T LOVE MY BABY', ATHLETICA NERVOSA, JUNE SARPONG

JUNE 22 BINGE DRINKERS, PRISON SUICIDES, JACKIE CLUNE, PROM QUEENS, MODELS WITH A DIFFERENCE

JUNE 15 DEBT DETOX, 'I LOST MY HOUSE AND MAN', SHAZIA MIRZA, 'SPENDING £2M PUT US IN JAIL', 'MY FREE NEW BOOBS'

JUNE 8 GORGEOUS GIGOLO, FIGHT FOR INNOCENCE, 'OUR BODIES ARE PERFECT'

JUNE 1 RADIOTHERAPY BABY, LIVING TOGETHER APART, JESSIE MCCARTNEY

MAY 25 BOOB JAB, MEET THE FREEMALES, SALLY LINDSAY, 'HE STOLE OUR CHILD...'

MAY 18 NO-STRINGS CYBERSEX, TISWAS, PLUS-SIZED AND PROUD, MARTIN LEWIS

MAY 11 WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IN SATC, 'I NEED 5 MEN TO KEEP ME HAPPY', 'ONLY 18... BUT SLEPT WITH 50 MEN', ALCOHOLIC, HOMELESS AND BROKE, 'WE POSED NAKED BECAUSE...', GET CARRIE-D AWAY

MAY 4 'MUM SOLD ME FOR £250', 'TERRORISED BY OUR OWN KIDS', THE TANOREXIC FAMILY

APRIL 27 'WE'LL NEVER FORGET OUR GIRLS', BIG GIRL'S PARADISE, 'I DON'T BELIEVE IN MARRIAGE', AGE-GAP LOVE, £20 SURGERY TO GET A MAN, ULRIKA JONSSON

APRIL 20 WHAT GOES AROUND..., THE BIRTH PHOBICS, FRENEMIES, KATIE HOPKINS, LAXATIVE ADDICT

APRIL 13 BUS STOP KILLER, DARK SIDE OF THE WEB, FAT AND HAPPY?, SIAN LLOYD

APRIL 6 FABULOUS SEX SURVEY, THE DRUNKOREXICS, CINDERELLA SURGERY, ANGELA GRIFFIN

MARCH 30 IRRESISTIBLE TO WOMEN, BULLIES MADE ME BALD, BABYMOONERS, BEN COHEN

MARCH 23 SUGAR MUMMIES, PLASTIC SURGERY ADDICT, LEIGH FRANCIS, ANOREXIC SISTERS

MARCH 16 WANNABE WAGS, ANTIDEPRESSANT DEBATE, SHARON HORGAN

MARCH 9 BRIDAL BOOTCAMP, FORGIVE A LOVE CHEAT?, MY CROOKED SPINE, YOUNG, GIFTED & GORGEOUS

MARCH 2 SKINNY MUMMY SYNDROME, BOOMERANG BRIDE

FEB 24 QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS, LOVE CURED CRACK HABIT, GYM ADDICTION, SHOULD WOMEN PROPOSE?

FEB 17 HE WANTS KIDS - I DON'T, SAGGY STOMACH, KATY BRAND

FEB 10 MY WIFE KILLED MY KIDS, I DO TAKE 2, BABY-FACED AND BOTOXED, KONNIE HUQ

FEB 3 HOOKED ON CLENBUTEROL, GOLD DIGGER AND PROUD, I LOST 18ST AND MY MAN

Real-life: 'I'm a Diet Drug Addict'

When Britney Spears went into meltdown, she was reported to be taking a dangerous cocktail of drugs including Clenbuterol, a pill given to racehorses to keep them lean and build muscle. In humans, Clenbuterol can cause mania, palpitations and high blood pressure ¬ but any side effects are worth it according to 24-year-old accounts worker Jenny BarlassS

"I got hooked on diet drugs two years ago. I know there are risks, but to me fat is ugly. People think I'm mad, but it's my choice. My problem is, I love food and I have a huge appetite. I'm only 5ft 1in but I used to weigh 11st 7lb and was a size 16.

"When I moaned that I worked out just as much as my gym friends but didn't look as good as them, one of them told me pills were the secret. She said diet drugs stopped her feeling hungry and gave her energy, and she let me have one. I took it the next morning and wasn't hungry all day, so I searched the internet and started ordering different pills from America. Within weeks, I lost weight, my body shape changed and I looked toned.

"But after taking my first pill, I felt nervous and jittery. Then I had trouble sleeping and suffered nasty mood swings. But the effects on my body were great. I'm now a size 8 and weigh 8st 7lb.

"I soon got into Clenbuterol and used it for three months. I hadn't been taking it for long when the panic attacks started. I'd be driving and have to pull over because I was scared I'd crash. It was scary. I get palpitations, but that's a small price to pay. I take up to four diet pills a day but if they're not working, I double the dose. I can spend up to £100 a month on them ¬ most brands are £65 a bottle.

"It's expensive, but I still live with my parents and my job pays well, so I see no reason to stop. More importantly, I'm thin, and that's how I want to stay."