Diet Pill

Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 10:58 am

Losing weight and maintaining our proper weight will minimize risk of acquiring late onset diabetes, a rapidly growing disease in our ever more obese society. The extra pounds we pack around contribute to insulin resistance, which means our bodies have to create mare and more insulin to process the sugars in our blood. Also excess weight contributes to high blood pressure, because every pound of fat contains nine miles of capillaries, the little one cell wide tubes that transport the red blood cells to all parts of our bodies. So if a person has an extra fifty pounds, the heart has to push the blood through an extra 450 miles of capillaries. With our natural aging process the arteries and capillaries tend to stiffen up and become less resilient. This is called arteriosclerosis. This places an extraordinary burden on the heart to pump blood through all these miles of stiffened pipes, and this leads to hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. A heavy person will really do himself a huge favor by losing even a few extra pounds. I really cannot think of a time when a prescription grade diet pill has been made available to the public without first being marketed as an expensive prescription. However that is the case here because GlaxoSmithKline, the worlds second largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, spent millions and ten years developing this new diet pill called Alli. As consumers we have received an unexpected windfall opportunity to lose weight safely and effectively at over the counter prices. I hope you have enjoyed this article. Best to everyone always.

About Author I am 66 years old with a history of being in the pharmaceutical industry for 35 years as a representative. I bring a wealth of scientific background to hopefully present information in a convincing manner. I worked for Sandoz Pharmaceuticals from 1976 to 1985. I also worked for GlaxoSmithKline