Better Marketing than Results from Weight Loss Pills

Posted on January 29, 2009

“I think (Alli) will probably be around for a long time to come. It’s a smart drug more from a marketing standpoint than from a clinical efficacy standpoint. This is a multibillion-dollar industry.”

– Donald Hensrud, a weight management specialist at the Mayo Clinic (from here).

Well, there you have it. Just because clever marketers make a product or pill look great doesn’t mean it will actually work.

It’s a crazy economic time we live in right now. I’m curious to see if we will still spend $30+ billon this year on weight loss products and pills. I think we will because we all want the quick fix. Sad.

Comments

http://twitter.com/blakehagen/status/ Blake Hagen

Don’t believe the hype: http://tinyurl.com/bpfqda
http://smallstepstohealth.com/2008/01/the-buzz-on-alli/ asithi

This is a very funny parody to Alli called “YourBuddi.” http://www.yourbuddi.com/ Basically it is a butt plug for the “side effects” of this drug.

I thought it was hilarious when someone posted the link on the comments in my blog.

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http://www.lizrosenbaumfitness.com Liz Rosenbaum

That IS sad… and quite annoying in my opinion!

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