Word: fatted
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After some fat years for insurance companies, motorists are finally sharing in the benefits of a safer driving climate. The average rate for auto coverage fell 2.8% last year--the first decline in 25 years. Premiums should fall an additional 4.5% this year, and motorists with good driving records may save even more. The best part is that you may get a rate reduction without having to ask. Competition is that intense. But don't count on it. Review your policy to make sure that you're not overpaying...
Whether customers get the miracle they bargained for remains to be seen. Xenical, which blocks absorption of about one-third of fat intake, was only 5% more effective than a placebo in clinical trials and came with several unpleasant side effects, including flatulence and greasy stools. "The hazards are not very great," says Dr. Jules Hirsch, an obesity expert on the FDA advisory panel who voted against approval, "but the benefits are not great either. I'd just as soon they didn't sell it altogether...
Indeed, though the last major miracle food product, Procter & Gamble's olestra fat substitute, helped make Frito-Lay's Wow! chips the best-selling new product of 1998, concerns continue over olestra's possible digestive side effects. It's important to remember, says Horowitz, that problems often don't appear in new foods until a lot of pepole have eaten them for prolonged periods. But even if the fallout is minimal, "stuffing yourself with a food product that may lower cholesterol will not grant you optimum health," she says. The best medicine is still the one that most Americans...
...good news is that orlistat is flushed out of the body too: less than 1% of the drug remains in the system. Perhaps as a consequence, the only documented side effects--caused by excess fat coursing through the colon--are flatulence, greasy stools and, in a few cases, oily anal leakage...
That's one reason orlistat users are supposed to change their eating habits. If someone takes it without also switching to a low-fat diet, says Dr. Michael Hamilton, director of Duke University's Diet and Fitness Center, "that person is going to have a rude awakening...