ff potato chips w/ Olestra?
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  • 08-16-2008 10:38 PM
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    • Sherry50
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    ff potato chips w/ Olestra?

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     If I have a meal with fat free potato chips w/Olestra do I need to take an Alli?  Isn't olestra the same as Alli? HMMMMM?

    Thanks Sherry

    Starting Weight before Alli 227 starting Alli Nov 23 2007 (207lb) Current Weight 164  Goal Weight 155  Height 5ft 8in  Tome, NM  You are what you believe! Love yourself before all others! 

  • 08-17-2008 11:16 AM In reply to
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    • toollady1987
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    Re: ff potato chips w/ Olestra?

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     No, Alli is ORLISTAT, not Olestra.

    FF chips are great! Just don't eat half the bag, LOL! *smiles*

    ~Deb

    SW (3/29/08): 175.5 -----------DH SW: 197

    CW (12/01/08): 134.4 -----------DH CW: 170.3

    STG (01/05/09): 131.0-----------DH STG: 170.0

    GW (03/30/09): 125.0 -----------DH GW: 165

    lbs to go: 8.9-----------------------DH lbs to go: 7.2

     
  • 08-17-2008 11:58 AM In reply to
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    • PatBairdRD
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    Re: ff potato chips w/ Olestra?

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    There should be fat in the other items in that meal, and they should add up to the recommended amount of fat for your level.  Olestra and alli are very different compounds.  In addition, the manufacturers of olestra (Procter & Gamble) claim that it has been reformulated so it no longer has the side effects it did when it was first introduced.  You can check their website for more info on that.

    I hope this helps.

    Pat Baird, MA, RD, registered dietitian
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