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=__**NPR: Non-Prescription Diet Pill Gets FDA Approval**__=

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 * Summary:**
 * This is the first non-prescription diet pill that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
 * It was most likely approved because it is far less extreme then many other diet pills/fat burners
 * The products blocks some fat absorption
 * Worries on the product are that it has not been tested for long enough, and also for many the fact that you have to seriously cut down the fat in one's diet in order to avoid treatment affects.

Questions:

 * The article says that this is the first diet pill to be approved by the FDA. However, last summer, I worked at GNC, and we sold a diet pill that was the first approved by the FDA. Is this claim for this product false?
 * How long is enough time to have been studying orlistat? Why isn't four years enough?
 * Does the product give exact amounts of how much fat intake is allowed for a person in order to avoid "treatment affects?"



Answers:
1. This podcast is from February 2007, so this is the same product I came into contact with last summer. The product is called "Alli." However, it was not released until June. It sold out very quickly but was not as big of a hit as it was supposed to be. There was a big buzz about the product but most were afraid to experiment and change their lifestyle that much.

2. Orlistat, or tetrahydrolipstatit, is a drug that is used to treat obesity. What it does is prevents the body from absorbing fat. Long term research is important because studies have shown it could possibly cause cancer or tumors.

3. The product requires a lifestyle change. At any one meal, you cannot intake more than 15g of fat. If you exceed this you can expect side affects that people like to call "treatment affects." This obviously forces you to significantly decrease you fat intake and basically avoid all sweets. Also, it is recommended to keep your diet to three meals a day that are spread out.