VP Health & Fitness

Didn’t really want to post my thoughts on this topic HERE, so I thought I would blog about it…

Alli is here…. so, should I try it???

WebMD gives their report on it:

By now, you have probably seen the commercials or read the direct mail pieces about Alli. They ask if you are ready to commit to a weight loss plan that includes Alli, the over-the-counter version of the FDA-approved fat blocker formerly known as Xenical.

The name has changed — and the over-the-counter version is one-half the strength of Xenical — but it’s the same drug. And it has some of the same problematic side effects that plagued its prescription-strength predecessor — gas with oily discharge, inability to control bowel movements, oily or fatty stools, and oily spotting.

EEEWWWW!!!

No thanks!!!!

The article goes on to say that if you take Alli and follow a sensible low-fat diet and exercise, you will lose 50 percent more weight than you would with diet and exercise alone. Instead of losing 10 pounds, a person who takes Alli will lose 15 pounds.

Good nutrition & exercise habits will give me the same or better results than taking this drug or any other “weight loss pill” for that matter.

Here are other articles on the subject:

• http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=890
• http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/97742.html
• http://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2007/02/fat_blocker_drug_xenical_goes.php
• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19587389/from/ET/

To your health,

~ Vilma

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