Elite Personal Trainer Blasts New Over the Counter Weight Loss Pill

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Elite Personal Trainer Blasts New Over the Counter Weight Loss Pill

Copyright 2006 strength-training-woman.com

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.

GlaxoKline 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 GlaxoKline 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. "

GlaxoKline 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

GlaxoKline 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.

About the Author:

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