Would I take Diet Drug Alli? Not on Your Life
The first FDA-approved diet drug to be available over the counter has hit the shelves in the US. It's called Alli and it's a fat-blocker - it works by preventing some of the fat in your meals from being digested - it passes right through you.
And therein lies the problem with all these fat-blocker type drugs - they are not a way to eat all the fat you want because the more fat you eat the more you are in danger of soiling yourself - lovely!
With that hanging over your head it sure would put a blocker on your visions of a happy eat all you want social dinner.
On the other hand it just may help you think twice about eating those french fries. And in tests those taking the drug have lost 50% more weight than those not taking it when combined with diet and exercise (presumably the same diet and exercise).
Me? I would rather continue eating healthily and not pump my system full of drugs to strengthen my willpower - feeling fantastic and being slim is motivation enough thank you very much. There's no way I would want to live my life wearing dark clothes and carrying a change of clothing "just in case" - as the manufacturers advise. I would also rather spend my $60 a month of delicious fresh foods or a gym membership - but that's just me.
Alli is disappearing off the shelves as fast as they can be stocked. It makes me sad that people deny themselves the fantastic feeling of losing weight under their own steam by eating healthily and moving their bodies and would rather take a pill with pretty unpleasant side effects.
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