{"id":3383,"date":"2012-02-24T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3383"},"modified":"2012-02-24T12:30:41","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T17:30:41","slug":"qnexa-10-of-your-body-weight-lost-in-exchange-for-birth-defects-and-heart-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/02\/qnexa-10-of-your-body-weight-lost-in-exchange-for-birth-defects-and-heart-problems.html","title":{"rendered":"Qnexa : 10% of Your Body Weight Lost in Exchange for Birth Defects and Heart Problems ???"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/files\/2012\/02\/No-Need-to-Shoot-magic-bullet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3384\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2012\/02\/No-Need-to-Shoot-magic-bullet-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a>Seriously folks, you could not possibly believe that the 20 to 2 vote from the FDA that came wiggling, jiggling and rolling on in approving the latest magic weight loss pill, Qnexa, from pretty much the same members of the FDA who rejected it in 2010 is a good thing; could you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Studies of Qnexa showed that the average person \u2018on Qnexa\u2019 will lose 10% of their body weight.<\/strong>\u00a0 (Please note that they are talking about \u2018losing\u2019 weight; no one is promising permanent weight removal.\u00a0 Lose it and you will find it &#8230;. again.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do the math.<\/strong>\u00a0 With the &#8216;help&#8217; of Qnexa, a person who weighs 600 pounds is likely to lose 60 pounds; a person weighing 200 pounds may lose 20 pounds; and those who weigh 150 pounds and are looking for a quick fix, may lose 15 pounds.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You couldn\u2019t possibility think that losing 10% of your body weight is worth the risk; could you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, to be 100% clear, \u2018they\u2019 are offering you all yet another \u2018magic bullet\u2019 whose side effects are hardly magical.\u00a0 These side effects include the potential for <strong>heart problems, birth defects and mental effects such as lack of concentration and fogginess.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital, told ABC News \u2026. \u201cThe approval of Qnexa is a major step forward for the field of obesity treatment and is the result of advances in our understanding of the health consequences of obesity, and the resistance mechanisms that make it difficult to lose weight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Really, Dr. Louis Aronne?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 Is that what you truly believe?\u00a0 Because a recent post on your Facebook page indicates that you are in favor of \u201cbehavioral lifestyle modification programs that combine scientifically proven meal plans and patient support group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gerard Mullin, associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine said, \u201cThe approval of Qnexa feeds into a quick-fix approach to weight management.\u00a0 &#8230;. The solution to the overweight-obesity epidemic lies not in another effortless &#8216;quick fix&#8217; but in a painful but permanent lifestyle solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is far from a great drug,&#8221; said Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale Prevention Research Center. &#8220;The FDA panel recommended approval of Qnexa only because the ranks of useful weight loss drugs are so thin, and desperate times call for desperate measures.\u00a0 Approval of Qnexa would reflect that&#8230;desperation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Desperate?\u00a0 Who is desperate for what?\u00a0 What hand do the Big Pharmas have in this?\u00a0 Is this politically driven?\u00a0 Economically driven?\u00a0 Greed driven?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is really going to benefit from Qnexa?\u00a0\u00a0 Not you, my friend.\u00a0 Not you.<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you lose it on Qnexa, mark my words \u2013 you fill find it again &#8211; and who knows what else you might find along the road:\u00a0 heart disease, a birth defect?<\/p>\n<p>Think before you pop!<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word &#8230; NOT the icing!<\/p>\n<p>Janice<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\nOur Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\njoin the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Tushkateer!<br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickinthetushclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tushkateer*<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A Tushkateer is a person who receives Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s newsletter, called the KICK in the TUSH CLUB!!!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up and receive her weekly e-newsletter<\/a> with all the news that \u2018fit\u2019 to print, and you are automatically a Tushkateer!\u00a0 How cool is that? <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/..\/..\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow Janice on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/ourlady\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter @OurLady<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ourladyofweightloss\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.com\/OurLadyofWeightLoss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/coach.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Need a Life &amp; Wellness Coach?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seriously folks, you could not possibly believe that the 20 to 2 vote from the FDA that came wiggling, jiggling and rolling on in approving the latest magic weight loss pill, Qnexa, from pretty much the same members of the FDA who rejected it in 2010 is a good thing; could you? 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