A Magic Weight-Loss Pill After All?

The new over-the-counter FDA-approved weight-loss pill, alli, may just be the magic pill consumers have been seeking, but the magic may be in the message vs. the actual drug.

When I first read about alli back in February, when it was announced by the media that the first over-the-counter weight-loss drug had been approved by the FDA, I was both skeptical and annoyed. How could the government give consumers more false hope? Finally, in this age when the message is being spread loud and clear about the need to exercise to maintain a healthy weight to stave off disease, how could a "magic pill" be approved that proliferates the sick-care message over the preventive-care message?

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