http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/05/16/Drug-Company-Petition-Seeks-to-Eliminate-the-Competition.aspxDrugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has petitioned the FDA to classify weight loss claims for dietary supplements as disease claims. Many say that this is nothing more than an attempt by the makers of alli, an over-the-counter weight loss drug, to quash competitionenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/05/16/Drug-Company-Petition-Seeks-to-Eliminate-the-Competition.aspx#126289Sun, 18 May 2008 14:46:45 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:126289bmc&nbsp;I don't want to see anything happen to the supplement industry, but I have little sympathy for the weight loss supplement peddlers. All one needs, is to eat right. No, not everyone is going to get down to a size 2, but they will get to the weight that is healthy for them. <br />As for Alli, I know someone who tried taking it and eating the way she normally dose (apparently the stuff is somewhat like olestra) . She wound up in the bathroom for an entire weekend. People are under the false assumption that a pill will do the work for them. (apply this to many areas of health). I love the instructions that come with weight loss supplements, cholesterol meds, ect. "Take this pill along with a healthy diet, and you will see results". It 's the healthy diet that is doing the work. So through that pill away.<br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126289" width="1" height="1">