Do you think diet weight loss pills should be banned?

[Nathan]

Do you think diet weight loss pills should be banned?

No, I think prescription drug advertising should be banned, and return the treatment decision making to the...doctors.

 

[Sunkist]

I would like to see diet weight loss pills banned from being prescribed to those who want to lose weight. Weight loss will take place once calories are reduced. Along with a reduction in calories, it is recommended that people wanting to lose weight stay active and eat healthy, stay hydrated and get plenty of sleep.
Many people are not willing to make a lifetime commitment to this regimen. If they go on a diet, they will often slide back into their own ways once the desired weight is lost – thus re-gaining it all. Personally, I disagree with using GLP-1 medications to lose weight which, of course, is far easier.
There are some people who will be overweight due to medical reasons, i.e., hypothroidism, insulin resistance. In this instance work with your doctor to check your TSH levels to ensure you are at an optimal dose and work out a plan to lose the weight.

I agree with everything said in this ^ post.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I think they should only be prescribed by a Doctor with strict monitoring regularly.
I also think the patient needs an evaluation by a Psychiatrist or that sort to be sure
they have a healthy attitude toward reaching their goal and why they want to lose weight
and what their goal weight should be to reach a healthy one.
Losing mass amounts of weight will not leave many, if any, with bikini ready bodies especially when
loss is rapid.

glad you shared that Irish. The counseling is important.
An acquaintance of mine, shared that the reason for her taking
the Ozempic, was so to finally and hopefully in her lifetime get
a decent man, and she wants to look good for him. Her words.

 

[Oldeagle66]

No, I think prescription drug advertising should be banned, and return the treatment decision making to the...doctors.

One month I sat with my laptop opened and watched every prescription drug ad on tv, then researched them. One thing they all had in common, ALL of them were facing or lost lawsuits.

 

[Sunkist]

One month I sat with my laptop opened and watched every prescription drug ad on tv, then researched them. One thing they all had in common, ALL of them were facing or lost lawsuits.

Yup.. one minute they're being advertised as good, effective, safe, perfect for almost everyone.. then a couple of years later 'if you or a loved one has DIED after taking..'

 

[Della]

I would like to see diet weight loss pills banned from being prescribed to those who want to lose weight. Weight loss will take place once calories are reduced. Along with a reduction in calories, it is recommended that people wanting to lose weight stay active and eat healthy, stay hydrated and get plenty of sleep.
Many people are not willing to make a lifetime commitment to this regimen. If they go on a diet, they will often slide back into their own ways once the desired weight is lost – thus re-gaining it all. Personally, I disagree with using GLP-1 medications to lose weight which, of course, is far easier.
There are some people who will be overweight due to medical reasons, i.e., hypothroidism, insulin resistance. In this instance work with your doctor to check your TSH levels to ensure you are at an optimal dose and work out a plan to lose the weight.

It's always easy to look at overweight people and assume they don't know the basics of weight loss and/or that they lack will-power and commitment. Some people watch friends and neighbors lose weight and then gain it back and declare that, "Well of course, if they go back to their old ways they will regain the weight." -- as if they don't know this.

Here's a few words from Ohio State University Health:

When diets fail, it’s not simply because of a lack of willpower or moral character in the dieter. Our bodies are wired for survival, and they interpret less energy availability (through dieting) as a threat to survival. Therefore, our bodies react to calorie deprivation with countermeasures that include metabolic, hormonal and neurological changes that overwhelm willpower

Calorie restriction can lead to slower metabolism, increased hunger hormone (gherlin) and decreased satiety — or ‘feeling full’ — hormone (leptin). You not only feel hungrier, but you’re less likely to feel full or satisfied by what you eat. It tends to increase the mind’s preoccupation with food.

Several times I've gone on a balanced, healthy weight loss diet and exercise plan. Weighed and logged all my food on My Fitness Pal, never once slipped and ate anything sweet or gone over my calorie limit, and exercised six days a week. This plan always works great for me and I lose about 2 pounds a week for the first six months, then 1 pound a week and finally after about a year, I stop losing and begin to regain. Yes. Still eating 1200 calories per day and regaining the weight. Add increased hunger and insomnia. After a few months of regaining, only then, do go off the plan.

I think anyone who thinks I lack discipline or will-power or commitment should try being hungry 24 hours a day for 365 days and then maybe you won't be quite so judgmental and superior.

 

[hearlady]

Not banned but only used for chronic disease, not for vanity.

 

[outlander]

I'm biased, paranoid and possibly wrong. But I feel the majority of prescription drugs are just a way to mask symptoms and conditions. This seems to kill motivation for a doctor to actually find the real issue and try to fix it. It's an easy and very profitable method

Of course there are legitimate and helpful scenarios were drugs can help, but that is the exception, not something that should be considered the standard treatment.

 

[Pinky]

It's always easy to look at overweight people and assume they don't know the basics of weight loss and/or that they lack will-power and commitment. Some people watch friends and neighbors lose weight and then gain it back and declare that, "Well of course, if they go back to their old ways they will regain the weight." -- as if they don't know this.

Here's a few words from Ohio State University Health:

When diets fail, it’s not simply because of a lack of willpower or moral character in the dieter. Our bodies are wired for survival, and they interpret less energy availability (through dieting) as a threat to survival. Therefore, our bodies react to calorie deprivation with countermeasures that include metabolic, hormonal and neurological changes that overwhelm willpower

Calorie restriction can lead to slower metabolism, increased hunger hormone (gherlin) and decreased satiety — or ‘feeling full’ — hormone (leptin). You not only feel hungrier, but you’re less likely to feel full or satisfied by what you eat. It tends to increase the mind’s preoccupation with food.

Several times I've gone on a balanced, healthy weight loss diet and exercise plan. Weighed and logged all my food on My Fitness Pal, never once slipped and ate anything sweet or gone over my calorie limit, and exercised six days a week. This plan always works great for me and I lose about 2 pounds a week for the first six months, then 1 pound a week and finally after about a year, I stop losing and begin to regain. Yes. Still eating 1200 calories per day and regaining the weight. Add increased hunger and insomnia. After a few months of regaining, only then, do go off the plan.

I think anyone who thinks I lack discipline or will-power or commitment should try being hungry 24 hours a day for 365 days and then maybe you won't be quite so judgmental and superior.

@Della

Been there, done that, sooo many times throughout my lifetime.
Metabolism swings make weight-loss challenging.

I hear you

 

[hearlady]

@Della

Been there, done that, sooo many times throughout my lifetime.
Metabolism swings make weight-loss challenging.

I hear you

I do understand this. You both seem the type that would use weight loss drugs correctly.