{"id":8865,"date":"2023-11-16T20:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8865"},"modified":"2023-11-16T20:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:34:45","slug":"can-you-lose-weight-with-pills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8865","title":{"rendered":"Can You Lose Weight with Pills?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Studies show that many doctors either tend to overestimate the amount of weight that can be lost with obesity drugs or are simply clueless.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Current options for weight-loss medications include the ridiculously named Qsymia, a combination of phentermine (the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">phen<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in fen-phen) and topiramate, a drug that can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29913463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">cause<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> seizures if you stop it abruptly. Qsymia was \u201cexplicitly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24515599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">rejected<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> multiple times for safety reasons in Europe \u201cbecause of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">concerns about the medicine\u2019s long-term effects on the heart and blood vessels<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d but, at the time of making my video <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-weight-loss-pills-effective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are Weight Loss Pills Effective?<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, remains available for sale in the United States. Belviq is in a similar boat\u2014allowed in the United States but not in Europe due to \u201cconcerns about possible cancers, psychiatric disorders, and heart valve problems\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Belviq is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26896200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">sold<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in the United States for about $200 a month. If you think that\u2019s a lot, there\u2019s Saxenda, which requires daily injections and is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26887340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">listed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at the low, low price of only $1,281.96 for a 30-day supply. It <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26896200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">carries<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a black box warning, the FDA\u2019s strictest caution about potentially life-threatening hazards, for thyroid cancer risk. Paid consultants and employees of the company that makes it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26132939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">argue<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the greater number of breast tumors found among drug recipients may be due to \u201cenhanced ascertainment,\u201d meaning easier breast cancer detection just due to the drug\u2019s effectiveness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contrave is another option if you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/drugsatfda_docs\/label\/2014\/200063s000lbl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ignore<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> its black box warning about a potential increase in suicidal thoughts. Then there\u2019s Alli, the drug that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28192104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">causes<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> fat malabsorption, thereby resulting in side effects \u201cincluding fecal urgency, oily stool, flatus with discharge, and fecal incontinence\u201d\u2014Alli can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21113309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">be<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> your ally in anal leakage. The drug evidently \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28404699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">forces<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the patient to use diapers and to know the location of all the bathrooms in the neighborhood in an attempt to limit the consequences of urgent leakage of oily fecal matter.\u201d A Freedom of Information Act expos\u00e9 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27529343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">found<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that although company-sponsored studies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/9702435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">claimed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that \u201call adverse events were recorded,\u201d one trial apparently conveniently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27529343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">failed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to mention 1,318 of them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u2019s a little bowel leakage, though, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28209693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">compared<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to the ravages of obesity? As with anything in life, it\u2019s all about risks versus benefits. However, in an analysis of more than a hundred clinical trials of anti-obesity medications that lasted up to 47 weeks, drug-induced weight loss never <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/11850760\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">exceeded<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> more than nine pounds. That\u2019s a lot of money and a lot of risk for just a few pounds. Since you aren\u2019t treating the underlying cause\u2014a fattening diet\u2014when people <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26896200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">stop<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> taking these drugs, the weight tends to come right back, so you\u2019d have to take them every day for the rest of your life. But people <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21907442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">do<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> stop taking them. Using pharmacy data from a million people, most Alli users stopped after the very first <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">purchase and most Meridia users didn\u2019t even make it three months. Taking weight-loss meds is so disagreeable that 98 percent of users stopped taking them within the first year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Studies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25791741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">show<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that many doctors tend to overestimate the amount of weight that can be lost with these drugs or are simply clueless. One reason may be that some clinical practice guidelines <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25590212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">go<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> out of their way to advocate prescribing medications for obesity. Are they seriously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27653571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">recommending<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> drugging a third of Americans\u2014more than 100 million people? You may not be surprised to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25590212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">learn<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that the principal author of the guidelines has a \u201csignificant financial interest or leadership position\u201d in six separate pharmaceutical companies that all (coincidently) work on obesity drugs. In contrast, independent expert panels, like the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, explicitly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25623643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">recommend<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> against weight-loss drugs, given their poor track record of safety and efficacy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In case you missed my related video, check out <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-weight-loss-pills-safe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are Weight Loss Pills Safe?<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As with all lifestyle diseases, it\u2019s better to treat the underlying cause, which, in the case of obesity, is a fattening diet. For an example of what\u2019s possible with a healthy diet intervention, see <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/flashback-friday-the-weight-loss-program-that-got-better-with-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flashback Friday:<\/strong> <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/flashback-friday-the-weight-loss-program-that-got-better-with-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Weight Loss Program That Got Better with Time<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">Check out the related videos below for more about weight loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script>\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1582627921973608');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studies show that many doctors either tend to overestimate the amount of weight that can be lost with obesity drugs or are simply clueless.\u00a0 Current options for weight-loss medications include the ridiculously named Qsymia, a combination of phentermine (the phen in fen-phen) and topiramate, a drug that can cause seizures if you stop it abruptly. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}