"This is something we should talk about on like a full episode. Their attorneys and researchers both checked them on the use of this 300,000 deaths a year number," she said. "My two rules for this are anytime you see a statistic with contributes to or at risk of you should like run in the opposite direction." The company knew that the drugs lost effectiveness after three months,. They knew that most people who took it regained the weight that they lost.