Is Alli
Right For You?
Alli is not a medicine,
it is not a dietary supplement, it is not a fat burner; it is a
fat blocker or a
fat binder.
It is a relatively new product and is definitely one of the popular
weight loss products on the market today.
Alli is an FDA approved OTC weight reduction
product available in
the form of pills. Its main component is chemical.
Since excess calories happen to be the main cause of weight gain and fat
is the major supplier of the excess calories, blocking the fat from
being digested absolutely helps in reduction of weight and Alli aims to
do that.
Alli acts by blocking about 25% of the fats eaten by you from being
acted upon by enzymes so that it is not digested. This undigested
fat passes through your body in the natural way. Since it prevents fat
from being digested, its effectiveness in weight decline is called an
“instant” action.
Alli starter kits advise that you should limit your meals to a
reduced-calorie diet of 15 gms of fat each. If you are not able to
restrict yourself to the 15-calorie limit per meal, manufacturer’s
literature points out (not “warns”) that you may experience side effects
which the makers of Alli call as “treatment effects”.
The enormously popular McDonald’s Big Mac has 34
grams of fat, and the Burger King Whopper has 40; they leave the limit
of 15 gms specified by Alli miles behind so far as fat content is
considered. It is obvious that to avoid the “side effects” successfully
you may have to drastically alter your diet and reconsider the way you
have your meals now.
These restrictions on your life style are bad enough, but if you happen
to stray to the wrong side of the 15 gm-“barrier”, you may have very
unpleasant consequences to face. Alli literature refers to these
consequences as “treatment effects” but in layman’s
 simple
language it means that you may suffer uncontrollable bowel movements,
loose stools, very frequent visits to the bathroom and passing gas that
has an oily discharge, etc.
Alli has been clinically tested and approved so obviously its
claims of helping you to lose weight are not in dispute here. I want to
point out that it is for you to decide how far you can go to reap the
benefits of Alli without suffering from its side effects.
Alli is an FDA approved OTC weight reduction
product available in the form of pills, but its main component is
chemical.
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