Weight Loss Pills
New OTC Pills
Elite Personal Trainer Blasts New Over the Counter Weight Loss Pill by Lynn
VanDyke
Consumers may soon be able to purchase a brand new over the counter weight loss
pill. Federal health advisors have already given their go ahead, but it still
needs FDA approval before it goes on sale nationwide. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer
Healthcare is in position to offer this fat blocking pill to the public. They
are shooting for a release date by the end of this year.
Consumers want to know if this is ground breaking news or if this is another
attempt to rob them of their hard earned cash. The difference between this new
diet pill, called orlistat and currently being sold with a doctor's prescription
as Xenical, and several others from the past are that orlistat is garnering
nationwide media and public interest.
"Everyone is getting excited about taking a magic pill," states Lynn VanDyke,
elite personal fitness professional and fitness nutritionist. "It all sounds
brilliantly simple until we read about its side effects and cost."
In 6 month clinical trials, obese people taking orlistat lost 5.3 - 6.2 pounds
more than those given a placebo. Representatives from GlaxoSmithKline also
announced that at $12-$25 per week for the pill over 5 million people in America
would buy the drug if it sold over the counter.
VanDyke explains, "The corporations are planning on making over $1 billion per
year in sales if orlistat is sold over the counter. As consumers we must educate
ourselves and hold ourselves personally responsible. This drug has shown
unpleasant side effects in half of the trial participants. That's just
outrageous."
GlaxoSmithKline lists orlistat's possible side effects as loose and oily stools,
gas, incontinence and oily spotting. Even the FDA panel members are concerned
with how this diet pill will interact with diabetics, bulimics, organ transplant
patients and those taking other prescription pills. Watchdog groups such as
Public Citizen urged the panel to reject the company's application, calling it a
"desperate attempt to revive this barely effective drug by an OTC switch."
"All in all, the magic pill leaves you bloated and oily. It stops working once
you stop taking it. That adds up to between $288 and $600 per 6 months. That is
how long the GlaxoSmithKline recommends taking this pill before stopping for a
break. I would much rather learn a few simple tools on how to eat well and live
a healthy life than take this so-called miracle pill," says VanDyke.
Consumers who are in dire straits to lose fat but are concerned with the side
effects and cost of orlistat are being referred to the Melt the Fat Interactive
Guide (more info at http://melt-the-fat.com). It provides detailed step-by-step
processes that develop a healthy lifestyle filled with fitness, eating to live
and life goal setting.
Lynn VanDyke is an elite personal fitness professional and fitness nutritionist
dedicated to helping you achieve safe and life long fat loss goals. You may
learn more about her and her wildly popular programs at http://melt-the-fat.com
For Your Free Weight Loss Guide, Visit
http://www.iLosingWeight.com.
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