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Old 09-02-2008, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by whiteangel View Post
Well if taking a double dose of Alli will not help then why have a 120 dose of Orlistat? They are fundamentally the same product are they not?

You are correct that Xenical is a double dose but the information leaflet still says it only stops absorption of around 30% of fat. Maybe it is more effective at the higher dose (plus possibly more likely to cause side-effect?) but I don't think doubling the dose doubles the fat 'blocking' effect.

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