Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 22nd, 2006
Study 1: Weight loss produced by orlistat reduced the incidence of diabetes by over a third.
"The current obesity pandemic imposes a major global disease burden. However, sustained weight loss of between 5 and 10% in the obese confers marked health benefits," a scientist in England reported.
"Currently available pharmacotherapies, orlistat and sibutramine, can induce weight loss of between 5 and 10% over 2 years or more. However, in these trials, drug induced weight loss tends to be only 2-4 kg greater than that produced by placebo...
Want to see the full article?
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Obesity and Diabetes Week
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.