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I've seen this...I noticed today there is a new weightloss pill out (I forget the name) but it too is endorsed by a DO...
where have you been, lol. That has been on the air for over a year. You can probably find threads about it dating back to 2005.
why not? if you can find a safe, effective pill then it definitely should be used
i'm not sure if "safe" and "diet pill" go together, especially since none of them are FDA approved. plus, the publicized, harmful effects of fen-phen and ephedra have not given them they best reputation. weight loss is something that should be natural and encourages a change in lifestyle - not a quick fix pill. any doctor, especially DOs, should know that.
I saw that commercial too...like 2 years ago!
I agree somewhat, but, no DO only goes the natural route, they prescribe meds as much as MDs ... I just found it funny that it was a DO. While it may increase exposure for DOs in the medical professional, you had to be looking at his white coat to know it was a DO .. otherwise, you wouldnt. Also, if someone was looking at the coat and noticed it was a DO, theyd be like, not shocking that a "quack" DO would be advertising and endorsing such a diet pill in what appeared to be a ridiculous commercial. It only gives DOs a worse name ...
i politely disagree. i'll repeat, if a safe, effective pill is engineered, then there is no reason people should not use it. I don't buy the "it should be natural" line. That could apply to many diseases which we treat with pills. Maybe fighting off infection by the immune system "should be natural" but we still use antibiotics. Maybe lowering cholesterol by eating less meat should be natural, but we still use lipitor. Trust in scientific research, every doctor should know that.
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then i agree to disagree.
PS i do trust in scientific research. but has there even been funded, scientific research on these pills? also, comparing weight gain to infection is an unfair comparison. i didn't say everything should be natural - only weight-loss.
Umm.. are you calling DO's quacks in general and that this commercial/pill is just proving your point or are you just expressing your concern that a rogue physician who happens to be a DO is selling a product that you think is not great?? Also I really don't know too many people out there that would think "not shocking that a "quack" DO would be advertising and endorsing such a diet pill." If you feel that there is some stigma against being a DO then I seriously don't know how well you are going to do in a DO school where the aim is to become one. Good luck!!
Wow, you guys truly need to work on reading comprehension.
I was referring to how the general public who may not know about DOs often may consider them to be "quack" doctors, especially the MDs .. and seeing how the DO physician was endorsing this drug that isnt even FDA or clinically proven to allow for weight loss (and the weirdness of the commercial) .. it PERPETUATES the problem ... i have nothing against DOs, if i did, I would never ever consider applying to DO schools ... think!
yes, there has been plenty. Has any shown good results? Not really. What I am saying is if there was a study(s) that did find a drug safe and effective, then by all means it should be considered. I am just saying I don't buy the whole "do it naturally just because it seems like that's the way it should be" way of thinking.
I question if there have been studies showing that this drug is safe. The commercial was just too .. fake.
i agree to a certain extent. results on the pills out right now have not been most favorable (risk for stroke, unhealthy levels of caffeine, etc). i believe medication for many ailments is the answer. but unless a weight-loss pill is FDA approved (and a study found it safe and effective), i don't believe it's the answer for weight loss.
and that's all i have to say about that - for good 🙂
Wow, you guys truly need to work on reading comprehension.
I was referring to how the general public who may not know about DOs often may consider them to be "quack" doctors, especially the MDs .. and seeing how the DO physician was endorsing this drug that isnt even FDA or clinically proven to allow for weight loss (and the weirdness of the commercial) .. it PERPETUATES the problem ... i have nothing against DOs, if i did, I would never ever consider applying to DO schools ... think!
Okay I'll take the blame for assuming you were calling DO quacks (even though it sounded like it), and of course I know you are applying to DO schools. But I'm not giving you any slack for assuming the public (or even MD's) feel that way. Sure you have nothing against DO's you say but you are going to be matriculating into DO school with the biggest chip on your shoulder if you feel the need to aggressively defend the letters after your name to any random person. From applying this cycle I've explained what a DO is to many people who have never heard of one and rarely, if ever did the person listening assume DO's were inferior. Anyways just as there are way more MD's than DO's in America there are way more MD's endorsing gym equipment/skincare products/diet pills (that may or may not work and may or may not be FDA approved) than DO's so I don't see how Hydroxycut is anything significant. Unless of course it is selling better than other products then you gotta give that guy (who happens to be a DO) some props!
The doctor endorsing it is Dr. Jon Marshall, a 2005 graduate of Midwestern University and is now in residency. I'm not sure how I feel about hydroxcut, but if it wasn't him endorsing it, there would have been some other physician right there behind him ready to step up. There is also a physician from Yale University endorsing it, Dr. Christine Lydon. Check out the site: http://www.hydroxycut.com/ It has some pretty sweet jams. 
My gut reaction is that it's likely not a healthy way to lose weight. Of course, I'm not a doctor yet, so what do I know?
My gut reaction is that it's likely not a healthy way to lose weight. Of course, I'm not a doctor yet, so what do I know?
riiiiight....there have been thousands of tv commercials over the years w/ MD's promoting products (some crap..some legit)....so the 1st DO you see get into the game makes us all look like quacks.....sure...
Feel free to contribute to one of the atleast 10 threads that are open on this same subject, since most are flame wars I will just close this one to consolidate the firepower, thanks
here is one:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=250811&highlight=hydroxycut
here is one:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=250811&highlight=hydroxycut
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