Thanks for your fabulous work and sharing info like this. You help me hold onto my perspective and stay (relatively) sane.
After failing to retain a weight loss attained at age 16 (think late 1960s) using prescription amphetamines, I felt crushed. Still, for another decade or three I'd get fired up when a magic cure was announced. Of course, as a single mom, couldn't afford the interventions. Then people died or developed serious treatment-related health challenges and that shook some of the glitter off the hype.
Eventually I got inspired and took a statistics class. Ah, numbers... they give me so much comfort and only periodic bouts of fuming. And I love those pesky placebos! Only wish more "medical professionals" would get the memo.
Good grief, I hadn’t heard of Plenity before. (Avoiding social media and not having a tv is paying off!) I’m so so so so so tired of being horrified at what constitutes a valid scientific study at the FDA. I’m not surprised the company used such a small sample size (and after my experiences working in pharma, and after watching the Bleeding Edge, I have my doubts about the validity of the data from even the tiny n=150 they were left with), but the FDA will approve this crap, time and time again.
I already struggle with feeling full after small meals (never had WLS, just have a ton of gut problems and a history of disordered eating), and shit like this just perpetuates the idea that all fat people overeat and all thin people don’t overeat.
I can’t imagine what kind of havoc it could cause for people who live with or are recovering from with BED, too.
Also can I take a minute to comment on the names of these rx drugs and devices? The FDA can’t use anything that’s a real word, but naming it something like “plenity” (like “plenty”) is just gross. It’s like the fda is saying “you’ve had plenty to eat so far in life, fatty. Time to stop eating.”
Thanks for your fabulous work and sharing info like this. You help me hold onto my perspective and stay (relatively) sane.
After failing to retain a weight loss attained at age 16 (think late 1960s) using prescription amphetamines, I felt crushed. Still, for another decade or three I'd get fired up when a magic cure was announced. Of course, as a single mom, couldn't afford the interventions. Then people died or developed serious treatment-related health challenges and that shook some of the glitter off the hype.
Eventually I got inspired and took a statistics class. Ah, numbers... they give me so much comfort and only periodic bouts of fuming. And I love those pesky placebos! Only wish more "medical professionals" would get the memo.
Again, many thanks!
Good grief, I hadn’t heard of Plenity before. (Avoiding social media and not having a tv is paying off!) I’m so so so so so tired of being horrified at what constitutes a valid scientific study at the FDA. I’m not surprised the company used such a small sample size (and after my experiences working in pharma, and after watching the Bleeding Edge, I have my doubts about the validity of the data from even the tiny n=150 they were left with), but the FDA will approve this crap, time and time again.
I already struggle with feeling full after small meals (never had WLS, just have a ton of gut problems and a history of disordered eating), and shit like this just perpetuates the idea that all fat people overeat and all thin people don’t overeat.
I can’t imagine what kind of havoc it could cause for people who live with or are recovering from with BED, too.
Also can I take a minute to comment on the names of these rx drugs and devices? The FDA can’t use anything that’s a real word, but naming it something like “plenity” (like “plenty”) is just gross. It’s like the fda is saying “you’ve had plenty to eat so far in life, fatty. Time to stop eating.”
"They started with 223 people, 51 dropped out during the visit stage. Another 22 dropped out during follow-up, leaving just 15 at the end."
I think you mean "leaving just 150 at the end"? One hundred and fifty, not fifteen?