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isPermaLink="false">http://www.medimise.com/?p=160</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetBBC News reported yesterday that a new drug has been developed to tackle the obesity epidemic. The pill will be offered to patients with a BMI of over 28 (i.e. those who are very overweight / borderline obese). The drug which has been licensed to sell over the counter is Orlistat, which actually stops fat from being absorbed into the body. The over the counter version of the weight loss pill will not be as strong as the one prescribed by GP&#8217;s, but it should still help those that are trying to lose weight. However, a word of caution &#8211; patients will still need to make a conscious decision to lose weight, which means that as well as taking the pill, they will have to make an effort to purchase healthier foods and exercise too, otherwise the benefits of Orlistat may be minimal. &#8220;GlaxoSmithKline, who make the pill known commercially as alli, say their clinical trials show that adding Orlistat to a reduced calorie, lower fat diet, can help people lose 50% more weight than dieting alone. But if they persist in eating fat, they will experience some nasty side effects such as diarrhoea and gas problems.&#8221; Source: BBC News. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.medimise.com/obesity/chemists-to-provide-obesity-pill/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
