Comments on: Exercise in a Pill? http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/exercise-in-a-pill/ To explore interesting scientific developments in the news and what they mean to me. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kristen Rosenthal http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/exercise-in-a-pill/#comment-20 Kristen Rosenthal Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:48:23 +0000 http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-20 Hey Karen, As far as I can tell Alli works by making you "expel" excess fat by blocking enzymes from breaking down the fat...I don't think it's the same mechanism. The Alli website calls their side effects "treatment effects" and basically include rather large, watery bowel movements... Hey Karen,

As far as I can tell Alli works by making you “expel” excess fat by blocking enzymes from breaking down the fat…I don’t think it’s the same mechanism. The Alli website calls their side effects “treatment effects” and basically include rather large, watery bowel movements…

]]> By: Karen Ventii http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/exercise-in-a-pill/#comment-19 Karen Ventii Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:49:44 +0000 http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-19 Nice post. You make a good point that because this pill is still so new, a complete list of possible side effects remians lacking. Do you know what, if any, the side effects of Alli (the FDA-approved weight management pill) are? I suppose we may expect to see similar side effects depending on whether this new pill functions in a similar or different manner to Alli Nice post.
You make a good point that because this pill is still so new, a complete list of possible side effects remians lacking.

Do you know what, if any, the side effects of Alli (the FDA-approved weight management pill) are? I suppose we may expect to see similar side effects depending on whether this new pill functions in a similar or different manner to Alli

]]> By: Exercise in a Pill…Maybe not! « Science Matter http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/exercise-in-a-pill/#comment-8 Exercise in a Pill…Maybe not! « Science Matter Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:53:45 +0000 http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-8 [...] exercise that were not tested after use of the “exercise pill” that I talked about in my previous post. This list [...] [...] exercise that were not tested after use of the “exercise pill” that I talked about in my previous post. This list [...]

]]> By: Kristen Rosenthal http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/exercise-in-a-pill/#comment-7 Kristen Rosenthal Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:18:19 +0000 http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-7 While I agree with you that we are bombarded with messages and images of thin people being the only people that count, I don't know what CAN be done about it or what SHOULD be done. Society, as a whole, propagates this cant with their consumerism and obsession with celebrities. The only way to change this cycle is to change ourselves. And although I see nothing wrong with highlighting the importance of healthy diets and exercise in media outlets, the fascination with short-cuts and quick fixes at the expense of your health baffles me. In this same vein, the fact that the news article I read tells consumers that the pills are currently available if you look hard enough even though research is still being done and no one knows the safety of these pills bewilders me. While I agree with you that we are bombarded with messages and images of thin people being the only people that count, I don’t know what CAN be done about it or what SHOULD be done. Society, as a whole, propagates this cant with their consumerism and obsession with celebrities. The only way to change this cycle is to change ourselves. And although I see nothing wrong with highlighting the importance of healthy diets and exercise in media outlets, the fascination with short-cuts and quick fixes at the expense of your health baffles me. In this same vein, the fact that the news article I read tells consumers that the pills are currently available if you look hard enough even though research is still being done and no one knows the safety of these pills bewilders me.

]]> By: Ilya http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/exercise-in-a-pill/#comment-5 Ilya Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:44:14 +0000 http://sciencematter.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-5 While I admit that idea of an exercise pill sounds over the top, there's another side to this whole thing: While plenty of people are overweight/obese, there's plenty of those who are bombarded with ads and give in to the idea that you should kill/destroy yourself to get thin and be like your favorite celebrity and whatnot. People who say that overweight/obese people are a problem often forget that we live in a culture where we're basically taught to hate ourselves and there's little that seems to be done about that. While I admit that idea of an exercise pill sounds over the top, there’s another side to this whole thing:

While plenty of people are overweight/obese, there’s plenty of those who are bombarded with ads and give in to the idea that you should kill/destroy yourself to get thin and be like your favorite celebrity and whatnot.

People who say that overweight/obese people are a problem often forget that we live in a culture where we’re basically taught to hate ourselves and there’s little that seems to be done about that.

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