Alli, The First FDA approved Weight Loss Drug?! (I just pooped myself)

alli.jpgIt has recently come to my attention that there is a new diet pill on the market that is FDA approved. This is big news for pharmaceuticals, who make the most money in OTC sales via diet/weight loss supplements. What will happen in the pharmaceutical war for market coverage with this new drug?

What I am really excited about is not the fact that this expensive diet supplement will help obese people to manage their weight issues. No, it’s not that they will be able to have a healthy lifestyle again where walking down the stairs isn’t a four hour adventure. It’s that these people are going to actually have to practice self control. Will it work? Alli, yes; self control, who can say?

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