FDA Approves OTC Diet Drug

[Princess L]

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070208/LIFESTYLE03/702080438/1040

[4thAD]

Do you know anything about this? Like as far as its effectiveness?

[elspecimino]

Lazy fatasses around the country rejoice!  I'm waiting for the "must use sensible diet and exercise program" in the fine print though.

[Princess L]

Do you know anything about this? Like as far as its effectiveness?

Not really.

I made this comment awhile back in another thread.

It might work for some dieters and probably works well for a good portion of the obese population who eat like crap.

It would have absolutely no effect on someone like me.  I eat a very clean diet year round.  When I put on weight, it's from too many calories and not enough cardio, but those excess calories come from clean sources.  I don't have a problem with junk food, fast food, fatty food.  I have no desire to eat those things and don't.  Xenical works by not allowing about 1/3 of consumed fat calories from being absorbed and gives you a stomach ache if you eat too much of something like french fries (so then you cut back even more).  So again, it would be useless to me on a diet since my fat sources are mostly clean - ie: chicken (nominal fat), salmon, occassional lean steak, fish oil, egg yolks... and I want full absorption of those.

[WhiteHulk4]

Yea, it seems like the only time this drug would be really beneficial is to take it with a big cheat meal.  But then, it sounds like you'd have all kinds of nasty side effects!  What's the point of taking a fat-blocker if you can't eat any fat with it???