Weight Loss Glossary
NeOpuntia® Orlistat (Tetrahydrolipstatin) U.S. FDA U.S. FDA Approved Dietary Supplement for Weight Loss U.S. FDA Approved Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Drug
NeOpuntia® is a product from France's Bio Serae Laboratories. Bio Serae Laboratories do research and development of original natural nutraceutical ingredients which can be used as an alternative to synthetic products. NeOpuntia® is 100% natural and is made from a cactus plant Opuntia ficus indica using a patented process which is both solvent and chemical free. NeOpuntia® is a fat binder with extraordinary lipophilic capacity which can be added as an ingredient to dietary supplements and weight loss pills. NeOpuntia® is 100% green and natural, GMO and allergen-free. NeOpuntia® is EU Organic certified, with Kosher and Vegetarian approval.
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Orlistat (Tetrahydrolipstatin)
Orlistat belongs to a class of medications called lipase inhibitors. Orlistat disabled the enzymes that break down dietary fats in our intestines and hence reduce the amount of dietary fats that are absorbed into the body. Orlistat is the active ingredient used in the prescription-only weight loss drug called Xenical (120mg) and is also the active ingredient found in over-the-counter drug Alli (60mg). Orlistat is chemically known as tetrahydrolipstatin. Tetrahydrolipstatin is the saturated derivative of lipstatin. Lipstatin is isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces toxytricini.
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlistat
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601244.html
U.S. FDA stands for United States Food and Drug Administration. U.S. FDA is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services and consists of eight centers/offices. FDA is the federal agency responsible for ensuring foods are safe, wholesome and sanitary; human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices are safe and effective; cosmetics are safe; and electronic products that emit radiation are safe. FDA also ensures that these products are honestly, accurately and informatively represented to the U.S. public.
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U.S. FDA Approved Dietary Supplement for Weight Loss
A FDA Approved dietary supplement for weight loss is regulated under a different set of regulations than those covering weight loss drug products (prescription and Over-the-Counter). The responsibility lies on the weight loss dietary supplement manufacturer to ensure that a dietary supplement is safe, its product label information is truthful and not misleading, before it is marketed in the U.S.. FDA is only responsible for taking action against any unsafe dietary supplement product after it reaches the U.S. market. Hence FDA regulates weight loss dietary supplements on a post-market basis.
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U.S. FDA Approved Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Drug
A FDA Approved weight loss drug is one that had already been proven safe and effective when it is allowed for sale in the U.S. market. FDA reviews the results of laboratory, animal and human clinical testing done by the companies to determine if the weight loss drugs they want to put on the U.S. market are safe and effective. Hence FDA is responsible for pre-market reviews of weight loss drugs and post-market monitoring.
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