One of the biggest rising health problems in the UK is high obesity levels. Being overweight can cause many other health complications. Roche now have the only licensed weight loss medication available and it comes in two forms. Ali Orlistat 60mg (available over the counter) and xenical orlistat 120 mg which is available on prescription only.
But which one is right for you? The general differene is that Xenical is twice the strength so it blocks more fat than Ali. Where as with Ali you can loose 1 extra pound for every three you are already loosing on a diet, Xenical will help you loose 1 extra pound for every 2 you lose.
It does not sound like a big difference but as Orlistat is an aid to slimming, the added weight loss can increase confidence and feelings of doing well on your diet. Thus Xenical is the better treatment to encourage people to stay on diets and adds extra motivation to maintian a diet.
When used properly Orlistat will help dieters change the way they eat hopefully lowering the patients fat intake. Once on an improved diet regime of lower fat intake then patients can move onto ali and weane themselves off the treatment.