A diet pill that works by blocking 25 percent of fat from being digested?? Sounds too good to be true!

Actual, this appears to be true. The FDA  issued its first ever approval for an over-the-counter diet pill – alli, the marketing name for the generic drug orlistat. It is a reduced strength version of the prescription drug Xenical.

Alli users take one pill with every meal. But there may be very notable side effects.  According to their website the side effects are listed as.

• gas with oily spotting
• loose stools
• more frequent stools that may be hard to control
  

"The drug’s maker, GlaxoSmithKline, has been up front about the pill’s side effects, suggesting that first timers wear dark pants or bring a change of clothes to work until they get used to the diets pill potentially yucky consequences."

According to the Website these effects can be minimized.

"Treatment effects are especially likely if you eat a meal with more than 15 grams of fat. On other weight loss programs, you may "save up" your fat allowances for the day and then splurge on a high-fat meal or dessert. alli is different.

If you don't stay within your fat-gram target when you take alli capsules, you may experience treatment effects. So make sure to distribute your fat grams evenly across your meals for the day.

That means you'll limit yourself to an average of 15 grams of fat for each meal, depending on your own fat intake goal."

It appears this diet pill may be a good "assistant" in the goal of losing weight. But again like all diet plans, the basics always remain, "eat right, exercise and Consult your Physician before starting any diet.

What do you think?