Non Prescription Diet Pills
PROVO, Utah (U-WIRE) – Students might find a new over-the-counter version of a diet pill that blocks fat effectively, but should still focus on eating healthy foods and exercising, a Brigham Young University physician and a nutrition expert said.
Alli, the first non-prescription diet pill, was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration and will be available to anyone over 18 this summer.
“It may not be a bad option because it helps people eat a better diet and does block that fat,” said Dr. Keith Willmore, medical director of the student health center.
The pill inhibits an enzyme called lipase that breaks down fatty acids, thus preventing the digesting of fat into the building block of fat. The pill blocks about 25 percent of fat but also blocks absorption of some vitamins so doctors recommend taking a supplement.
Rather than digesting, the fat passes naturally which may cause oily spotting or loose stools. People who use the pill and eat food with high fat content may pay for it in nasty side-affects.
“If the patient doesn’t follow the diet, they may pay for it by awful diarrhea,” Willmore said.
Brian Jones, vice president of communications of GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company that developed the drug, said Alli is different from other weight-loss drugs because it includes a personalized plan to change eating habits and exercise. The pill comes with a starter pack that includes a recipe book, a guide to eating healthy at restaurants, a calorie counter, food journal and a shuttle to hold daily pills.
Willmore prescribed the pill to a few patients before coming to BYU and said it was effective for some people.
The pill actually motivated many of Willmore’s patients to make healthier lifestyle choices, he said. Most of his patients either changed their diet, or stopped taking it.
He said if the pill used as a way to get on a healthier diet, it is good. But those who take it must be willing to change long-term.
“There is no quick fix,” he said. “It’s a multi-billion dollar business and if you look at overall health, there is no replacement for exercise and diet.”
Lora Beth Brown, an associate professor of nutrition, dietetics and food science is skeptical about the pill.
“It’s forcing people to change their behavior to avoid gastrinal side affects,” she said.
Brown said it is silly that people will pay to have these side-affects in order to push them to change their eating habits. She said the way to lose weight has not changed, despite the constant new ads for quick fixes and weight-loss.
“The thing that makes a difference in weight loss or weight maintenance is eating healthy and exercise,” she said. “If people increase vegetables or food high in water, they can eat more with less calories.”
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