Olistat

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Has anyone used olistat to help them lose weight? Did it help?

I took it and maintained a low fat diet. I don't know if it helped my weight loss (over 7 stone) as I was eating healthily and exercising regular, so would have lost weight anyway.

You hear lots about nasty side effects. You're only going to get them if you don't follow a low fat diet, in which case they're not going to help you anyway.

• exercising regularly

I have a friend who is taking them, she is a few weeks in and doing ok with them. The seem to be working well and she isn't having serious side effects. I am however a bit baffled at the idea of them because they stop fat being absorbed, but if you are on very low fat anyway I don't see the need?

That's kind of what I keep thinking! My nutritionist said I would need to follow a low fat diet to avoid the side effects you mentioned. But then what help is the olistat in stopping you absorbing calories from fat! I don't understand why I wasn't just put on a low-fat diet. Except my diet was already pretty good and she put the blame on my medication for why I'm putting on weight. I go to the gym twice a week, do sports once a week, swimming fortnightly and a short walk most days.