What do you do when a diet pill – which was quickly exposed for its embarrassing and potentially life threatening side effects – does not sell?
Why, you reduce its dosage in half, rename it, and put it back on the shelves.
Oh, and you convince FDA that it can be sold over-the-counter (OTC), without a prescription. Impossible? Enter the fat-blocking weight-loss pill Orlistat – a.k.a. Xenical – which FDA just approved to be sold OTC.
Orlistat, which was renamed as Alli, is the first FDA approved nonprescription diet pill, which does not work without a reduced-calorie diet and exercise.
How much weight can you expect to lose on Alli?
If you do not mind the side effects – uncontrollable flatulence, anal leakage, and what appears to be an increased risk of colon cancer (I am not kidding) – “an additional two to three pounds” to what you would normally lose using a good diet and exercise alone.
The director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group already called the approval “the height of stupidity” “the height of recklessness.” Who can argue with that?
So what does it all mean? It means you have two options.
Option one: There are literally hundreds of ways you can lose weight safely and effectively without the Alli weight loss pill or any other diet pills. The best way to lose weight is to find a diet that is not overly restrictive in your food choices and the one you are comfortable with.
If you do not know which diet to follow, have a look at this program or Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle program.
These programs are not some preposterous fad diets that promise unrealistic results. They do not force you into a specific diet and they do not prescribe strenuous exercises, rather, they are designed to be followed at your own pace.
Option two: Forget option one and try Alli weight loss pill.