Obese Women Run
Risk of Frailty in Old Age
Jun 28, 2005
According to a new Study, a prescription
drug used to block fat absorption in the body may
help obese teenagers lose
weight without serious side effects.
The study published in the current Journal of the American
Medical Association (JAMA) informed, "Obese teenagers
who took the drug Orlistat, combined with a reduced
calorie diet and regular exercise,
had a better rate of losing weight and keeping it off
than those who made the same lifestyle changes but took
a placebo."
A leading online news portal observed that the majority
of the patients taking Orlistat experienced moderate
gastrointestinal problems, such as nausea and uncontrollable
bowel movements, but they did not show any major safety
concerns.
Orlistat is sold in the United States as Xenical by
Hoffman-La Roche Inc., the Nutley, N.J.-based subsidiary
of global pharmaceutical company Roche Group.
The report concluded that the drug - approved by the
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1999 - reduces
fat absorption by 30 per cent.
Source: http://today.reuters.co.uk
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