What You Need to Know About the Alli Diet Pill

What You Need to Know About the Alli Diet Pill
The Alli diet pill has been touted in the press as being a
miracle in a bottle for many overweight and especially
obese people. What is this pill and how does it compare to
other weight loss pills? Read on to find out what you need
to know about the Alli diet pill.

The Alli diet pill is a half-strength version of the
prescription Xenical. Unlike other diet pills, Alli is
neither an appetite suppressant nor a stimulant and
therefore, has minimal cardiovascular side effects.
Prescription weight loss pills such as Meridia and
Phentermine carry hefty side effects and should only be
used in extreme circumstances and under the careful watch
of a physician. They are intended for people who are obese
or morbidly obese and who have tried and failed to lose
weight in more conventional ways. The risks of being obese
have outweighed the risks of taking the pills. The Alli
diet pill, or its predecessor Xenical, works differently
which is why it has been approved by the FDA to be sold
over the counter.

The Alli diet pill is a fat blocker and works by preventing
fat from being absorbed in the GI tract. It is thus
eliminated as waste. Because many people who are
overweight or obese consume diets high in fat, this seems
like an effective way to lose weight. Unfortunately, the
Alli diet pill also blocks the "good" fats that are needed
in a healthy diet and the same "good" fats that aid in
vitamin and mineral absorption.

In addition, many patients have side effects such as
painful gas and decreased control of bowel movements that
are oily and fatty in nature. In fact, that actual
disclaimer on the bottle says "possible uncontrollable anal
discharge". The solution to the side effect problem is to
eat a lower fat diet; however, this is the "catch 22" of
the Alli diet pill. Now, weight loss is minimal because
the Alli diet pill doesn't stop absorption of carbohydrate
or protein and if these are consumed in excess, the end
result is still stored fat.

It should be noted that the Alli diet pill is certainly not
for the person who needs to lose 5 to 10 pounds, yet many
people who seek the Alli diet pill fall into this category.
Whether a person is overweight, obese or simply desires to
look good in a bikini, the best way to lose weight is yet
to be found in any bottle. The answer lies in a healthy
diet and exercise. Maybe not the easy way out that the
"quick fix" type people like to hear, but the true solution
nonetheless.

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