tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161145992070861069.post5630765170518784462..comments2024-02-25T07:11:38.732-05:00Comments on Small Bites: In The News: Obesity vs. TechnologyAndy Bellattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994079922078627050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161145992070861069.post-45920856066754326052008-03-18T20:52:00.000-04:002008-03-18T20:52:00.000-04:00If the pill causes your body to store energy less ...If the pill causes your body to store energy less efficiently, the energy you intake still has to GO somewhere. Would it make you run a constant fever to burn off the energy? Or would it uncouple the electron transport chain in your mitochondria as some (lethal and removed from the market) products have done? Or would it decrease your body's ability to absorb something, say a fat, resulting in the need to wear black pants and stay close to restrooms? The side effects could range from unpleasant to deadly. What if extra fat was dumped in the bloodstream and caused strokes?<BR/>Exercise and good food will never earn big pharma big bucks, but they do work. It's not about being the "proper BMI",but about being able to enjoy life into old age without carrying a "monkey on your back" of excess weight and all the health problems that can go with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161145992070861069.post-42071204262613475752008-03-18T16:52:00.000-04:002008-03-18T16:52:00.000-04:00I think if it works, it would be quite amazing. V...I think if it works, it would be quite amazing. Very cool and interesting stuff, if they're successful.<BR/><BR/>That being said, my thought is, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Let's suppose for the sake of argument that the "obesity pill" is already FDA approved. If the pill works to an extent, I'm betting it will encourage people to consume <I>even more</I>, which would render the pill ineffective.<BR/><BR/>A bit like the person who starts wearing their seatbelt and then goes ahead and drives at much faster speeds than they did prior to using the seat belt, and does it more often.<BR/><BR/>I'm also betting it would encourage a sedentary lifestyle. <BR/><BR/>If you have a magic pill, why do the work or use moderation?<BR/><BR/>Do the diet pills on the market now encourage these behaviors?<BR/><BR/>If an obesity pill ever does hit the market, I may consider buying stocks in those companies anyway. Can you imagine the numbers of people willing to buy it? It would also keep my future business thriving. Of course you know I say these things half-joking...it's a bit of a double-edged sword. ;-)Tom Blogicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063435236501738291noreply@blogger.com