Top Ten Medical Breakthroughs??!


	Top Ten Medical Breakthroughs??!

Lancebowski

12-13-2007 12:48 PM

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Lancebowski says:

Can someone PLEASE explain how Alli landed at #4 on a list of Top Ten medical breakthroughs?

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12-13-2007 1:17 PM

michaelll

If you are doing this

insists the drug isn't a magic bullet and recommends that it be used only in conjunction with a healthy low-fat diet and plenty of exercise

you do not need this

A dose of Alli (pronounced like ally) on the heels of a meal blocks the body's ability to absorb fat by 30%.

And yes, how DID this get #4?

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Need help shedding those extra holiday pounds? Overweight adults now have
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