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Weight Loss
Study Finds Antidepressant Effective For Weight Loss In Women
October 4th, 2001
A drug approved for the treatment of depression and smoking cessation appears effective for long-term weight loss in obese women, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. The study results, which appear in the September 12, 2001, issue of Obesity Research, show that women who took bupropion (trade name Wellbutrin) combined with a 1,600-calorie per day diet lost significantly more weight than women on placebo and the same diet, and those effects were sustained for up to two years, according to Dr. Kishore Gadde, director of obesity clinical trials at Duke and lead investigator of the study. ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-10-04)
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