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Article: XENICAL SHOWS POSITIVE WEIGHT LOSS RESULTS FOR TEENAGERS.
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- September 5, 2006
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SYDNEY, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
The weight loss medication Xenical(R) (orlistat) can safely help obese adolescents to lose excess weight, providing not only a major health benefit but also considerable improvements in self-esteem and quality of life.(1)
Furthermore, those teenagers who experienced a greater weight loss during the first three months of treatment also achieved an average weight loss over three times greater than those with a slower response.
These data were presented at the International Congress on Obesity (ICO) in Sydney, Australia.
Obesity is the most ...