Alli helps families – study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A GlaxoSmithKline-sponsored study on its OTC weight loss product alli (orlistat 60 mg) finds users are more health conscious when grocery shopping, leading to possible extended benefits for members of the same households, according to the firm's 26-week study of 15,156 alli-user households. The study was presented at the 2008 Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society in Phoenix, GSK says Oct. 6. Alli buyers' purchasing patterns were compared against all households, and then with their frequent shopping cards for the 26-week period the previous year, as well as six months after buying the product