The rush on antidiabetics, such as Orlistat now authorized in France, worries the authorities. “You need to know why you want to lose weight.

It’s never trivial,” warns the doctor. Natural techniques to favor satiety include Konjac, chia seed pudding and cottage cheese. But when they are prescribed, at the right time with supervision, they make perfect sense, says Boris Hansel, endocrinologist at the High Authority of Health.