After reading about ZoneDiet.com's survey that determined most people aren't very trusting of their diet buddies, I was curious to see what That's Fit readers thought. So I asked you in a poll about your own diet buddies. Here's what you revealed:

• 73.1% of you said that you would trust your diet partner to be honest. That's good news. The support of a trusted friend or family member can really help you stick to your weight loss plans.
  
• 77.8% of you admit that you would like to lose more weight than your diet partner. Well, I can't say I blame you. Weight loss isn't a competition (well, not unless you're on The Biggest Loser), but we can't be magnanimous all the time, can we?

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Weight loss isn't easy. So when you're trying to lose those stubborn pounds, it helps to have someone you can confide in and someone you can count on to bolster your resolve when it weakens. In turn, you can do the same for your pal.

But ZoneDiet.com conducted a survey that shows there's a little distrust among diet buddies. Here are just a few of the things they uncovered:

• Two-thirds of those surveyed believe their diet buddy is lying about what they're eating.
• Over 60 percent would be unhappy if their diet buddy lost more weight than they did, but 70 percent say it would also make them unhappy if their buddy didn't lose any weight. (So we're OK if they lose some weight, but not if they beat us at our own game. Nice.)

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A new survey has found that many Americans are confused and somewhat distrustful of the U.S. government's role in keeping those expensive prescriptions medicines safe for use.

In an age of drug recalls, death from side effects and unwavering drug marketing with questionable tactics, I am surprised a survey hasn't revealed this earlier. Do you understand the explicit details about all the drugs you're taking? My guess: you most likely do not. My question: why not?

I would say that more than 40 percent of Americans are on some kind of prescription drug (it's probably quite a bit higher than that), but those who are just don't innately trust oversight of these products -- but feel they have little choice when an ailment or sickness comes up.

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