TomO
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I was listening to the radio the other day, and the announcers were talking about this new drug Alii.
One aspect of it sounds totally repulsive. Apparently, if you eat too much fat, it goes straight through you -- I mean, straight through you -- and creates a smelly, oily mess. YECCHH!
Of course, the manufacturer says that it shouldn't be used to replace a low fat, healthy diet. And, of course, people are using it to do exactly that. In other words, they go to KFC, down a pound of greasy chicken, and then spend an hour on the toilet.
But this sparked my curiosity -- if Alii works by preventing fats from entering your system, does that apply to all fats? If so, couldn't this be a potentially harmful drug. After all, there are some fats that are essential for your health, e.g. fats from olive oil, fish, etc.
One aspect of it sounds totally repulsive. Apparently, if you eat too much fat, it goes straight through you -- I mean, straight through you -- and creates a smelly, oily mess. YECCHH!
Of course, the manufacturer says that it shouldn't be used to replace a low fat, healthy diet. And, of course, people are using it to do exactly that. In other words, they go to KFC, down a pound of greasy chicken, and then spend an hour on the toilet.
But this sparked my curiosity -- if Alii works by preventing fats from entering your system, does that apply to all fats? If so, couldn't this be a potentially harmful drug. After all, there are some fats that are essential for your health, e.g. fats from olive oil, fish, etc.
