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Article: Weight Loss Drug Xenical Effective and Safe in Overweight Teenagers.
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- May 26, 2004
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BASEL, Switzerland, May 26 /PRNewswire/ --
The weight loss medication Xenical(R) (orlistat) has been shown to be significantly more effective than lifestyle changes alone in managing weight in overweight adolescents, according to new study results presented today at the 13th European Congress on Obesity (ECO), Prague, Czech Republic. (1)
"This is good news for physicians, parents and young people struggling with teenage overweight and obesity. Excess weight in adolescents has short and long-term effects on health, most notably increased risk of high blood pressure, raised cholesterol and the development of type 2 diabetes. (2,3,4) In addition, childhood ...