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Post by knuckles491 on May 6, 2019 18:13:27 GMT
Have you heard of a new weight loss aid called Plenity? You take it in capsule form, and tiny beads of cellulose bound with citric acid expand in the stomach when taken with water. It fills the stomach and breaks down in the large intestine. Just been approved. I believe the clinical trials were in Boston. Will be on the market soon, by prescription. Would you try it? For people with high BMI. It is not glucomannan.
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Post by Jennifer on May 6, 2019 18:16:18 GMT
I'm pretty scared of drugs, I wouldn't.
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Post by knuckles491 on May 6, 2019 18:22:23 GMT
It isnt actually a drug. The FDA lists it as a device.
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Post by DotRen on May 6, 2019 18:36:26 GMT
Sounds like the same thing taking Metamucil before a meal does?
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Post by itsrad on May 6, 2019 18:58:59 GMT
I would be cautious about something so new. It may not be a drug, but it is still something you are "taking."
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Post by zazzles on May 6, 2019 19:01:06 GMT
I doubt I would consider it. Aids, devices, drugs, etc. introduced for weight loss and many other conditions too often are given very short trials. I have an Endocrinologist who routinely obtains and reviews the actual trial study documents submitted to the FDA, and he often mentions how amazed he is that the FDA approves some of these things. He takes a wait-and-see approach and will seldom consider prescribing anything that is new for a year or more to see if unknown side effects crop up.
Personally, when I’m given drugs —even those on the market for years—I will exhibit side effects that were never observed in trials.
I think it has been proven many, many times that there is no “magic pill” to lose weight. It takes calorie deprivation, commitment and perseverence to lose weight and maintain a loss. Quick fixes like so much bariatric surgery too often end with the subject regaining all of the weight they lost and, sometimes, more.
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