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Xenical Offspring Available Without Prescription

February 22nd 2007 16:20
I'm sure you've all heard of the fat-blockiing drug Xenical, that allows you to pass through some of the fat you eat without digesting it (leading to some unpleasant side effects). Now a non-prescription form, Alli, in a smaller dosage (60 mg I believe) will be available to buy this summer.
Apparently Xenical blocks about 1/3 of the fat that you eat - and it recommends that your diet contains no more than 30 percent fat.
When I first heard this, whenever Xenical came out, I thought it sounded like a cheat pill. Really it's not...it's more like behavior modification in a way. Eat lots of fat, and you get diarrhea and other yucky effects. It sounds terrible to me! But maybe it works...

I read that if you take Xenical, you'll have a 0.4 lb greater loss per week. After doing a little math, I figured out that means it blocks 1400 calories a week or 200/day.
My problem with Xenical and the new Alli that everyone seems to want to get their hands on is that it's not fixing an actual problem, i.e. how you eat. Sure, it recommends a diet plan, but how would one expect to keep the weight off long-term? Doesn't it seem plausible that you'd gain the weight back after you stopped taking it?
Also, 200 cals/ day can easily be taken off by just one less chocolate bar, or half a sandwich at McDonalds (I'm guessing here). If you did that, you wouldn't have to pay for a pill to do it for you. It's not as hard as it sounds. I read about a 500 lb woman who lost 250 lbs just cutting out one thing a month. It's doable!

What are your thoughts on this? Are you going to buy Alli when it comes out? Or do you already take Xenical? Let me know!

Claire S.
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