Okay, it’s here. People have been waiting for years for some sort of a magic pill that could help them lose weight without any effort. The FDA has approved the first over the counter(OTC) weight loss pill Alli which means you don’t need any prescription to buy them.
The makers of the pill, Glaxo Smithkline claim that the drug apparently cuts weight by 5 per cent in only four months and also improves the overall health by reducing blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
How does it work? According to the website- The Alli capsule works by preventing your body from absorbing some of the fat you eat. When you take the capsule with meals, Alli prevents the enzymes in your intestines from digesting about one-fourth of the fat in your foods. Undigested fat can’t be absorbed and passes through your body naturally. Which means your body can’t store it as fat. If you could lose 10 pounds through dieting alone, you could lose 15 with alli.
All weight loss pills come with side effects; according to the makers, you may have gas with oily spotting,loose stools and more frequent stools that may be hard to control.
Dr Beckie Lang, of the Association for the Study of Obesity, says:
For motivated people, who want to manage their weight themselves, great, it could work. ‘But I am cautious that people will think it is going to be some kind of magic bullet. This isn’t a substitute for a healthy lifestyle.
The scary thought here is that it could be misused by thousands of people who are looking for quick-fix solutions especially obese kids who are taunted by their peers and anorexic models and actors from the glamour world where there is a pressure to stay thin all the time.
