Xenical
Managing weight can be frustrating for individuals with a naturally slower metabolism and those that simply retain more weight. For many overweight people, losing weight becomes a constant struggle that decreases their overall quality of life. Xenical helps dieters lose weight by helping the body reduce fat intake.
When your body digests food, it uses whatever calories and fat it needs to perform daily functions and provide you with energy. Any excessive fat and calories that are not needed immediately are stored for future use in fat cells. However, if one continues to intake excessive calories and fat, the body is never forced to use these fat stores and weight continues to increase.
Xenical is a unique weight-loss supplement that works in the digestive system as opposed to the nervous system. While many other weight-loss supplements work by altering your brain chemistry, Xenical works at the source. Xenical actually stops the body from digesting some of the fat you eat and thus allows you to decrease the amount of fat build-up in the body.
Enzymes in the digestive system called lipases help the body breakdown the fat you eat where it enters your blood stream to be used for energy or stored. Xenical attaches to these lipases and prevents them from doing their job. Thus, up to 1/3 of the fat you eat is harmlessly passed through your body without ever being absorbed. By limiting the body's ability to absorb fat, you essentially force the body to burn the fat that is already there, thus decreasing overall weight.
Side Effects:
Like some other weight-loss drugs, Xenical has the potential for dangerous allergic reaction in a small number of individuals. These include hives, shortness of breath, and swelling of the throat, tongue, or lips. Other potential side effects of Xenical are gas with discharge, an urgent need to go to the bathroom, oily or fatty stools, oily discharge, increases number of bowel movements, inability to control bowel movements, and/or orange or brown colored oil in your stool. These side effects are relatively common due to the way that Xenical works: by blocking the absorption of fat. If you experience them, do not stop taking Xenical but talk to your doctor.