Miracle Pill??

I know that I have told you all that the only "guaranteed" way to lose weight and keep it off is to change your diet & start exercising. Let me preface this new study finding by stating that, "I still believe that to be true." I have tried countless pills, fad diets and given slimfast multiple weeks to take off the weight...yet the only way I have ever been able to see consistant and lasting results is with healthy eating and routine exercise.

However....

I'm like everyone else in the whole wide world, and ~dream~ that maybe one day some Einstein scientist will make a break through and announce to the world that he has created a "Miracle Pill" with no side-effects and no chance for failure. A pill that, once taken, will begin to attack and dissolve unnecessary fat cells, revealing the skinny-minnies that we all know are hidden somewhere underneath our unwanted spare tires & love handles.

As I scoured the internet today to reveal the latest results on the MULTIPLE weight loss & health studies currently being conducted (and I was actually part of one a year ago), there was one in particular that caught my eye.

September 9, 2009, VIVUS (a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity, diabetes and sexual health) and Duke University announced the success from two Phase 3 studies on a weight loss drug called "Qnexa Obesity."

According to VIVUS.com, results from their studies were as follows:

• Average weight loss of 14.7% (37 lbs) was achieved by patients treated
  with Qnexa for 56 weeks in the EQUIP study
• Significant improvements in cardiovascular, metabolic and inflammatory
  risk factors among patients treated with Qnexa
• FDA efficacy benchmarks for weight loss agents exceeded at all three
  doses of Qnexa tested in the clinical program
• Completion rates up to 69% were significantly higher than placebo at all
  three doses of Qnexa, indicating favorable tolerably
• Favorable benefit/risk safety profile for Qnexa.

The investigational drug was tested through 2 different research study companies (EQUIP and CONQUER), and involved more than 3,750 patients across 93 sites. Both companies' studies met all primary endpoints by demonstrating statistically significant weight loss with all three doses of Qnexa, as compared to placebo. Patients taking Qnexa also achieved significant improvements in cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors including blood pressure, lipid levels, and type 2 diabetes.

Leland Wilson, president and chief executive officer of VIVUS, said, "The outstanding results from the EQUIP and CONQUER studies, in addition to the results from EQUATE that were reported late last year, confirm the positive effect of Qnexa and underscore the important role this therapy may play in the lives of patients battling obesity and related co-morbidities, if approved by the FDA. The results of the phase 3 program, designed and executed after Special Protocol Assessments were completed by the FDA, exceed the FDA benchmarks for clinically significant weight loss. The results support the company's plan to file a New Drug Application with the FDA by the end of 2009 and submit the results from the studies for publication in peer-reviewed journals. We believe these results may provide a compelling opportunity for global pharmaceutical companies, and we intend to initiate partnering discussions now that we have the full data set in hand."

Could it be that, despite all of the other "FDA approved" and "clinically proven" aides already out there in pharmacies and GNC centers across America (& beyond), that scientists truly believe "This time they've got something?" Based on my experiences, my immediate reaction is that this MAY BE too good to be true. I have to admit that I have really grown to love seeing the results of my hard work. I love knowing that every step I take is one closer to seeing the "Me" that I know is in here somewhere. Although I am happy to discover that progress is being made on the "Miracle Pill" front, I (at least for now) will continue to follow my routine to enable my success in weight loss, and will no longer be so quick to forego what I know works just to jump on the "medical" bandwagon.

P.S. ~ I'll continue to check results on this study and post updates periodically...you know...for research and efficiency purposes. ;D

Until Tommorrow!

Keep healthy, keep safe and keep going!

Have an awesome day!

©Fit~NOW~Girl©