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Article: Meridia And A Meal Replacement Product Improves Weight Loss.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- November 10, 2001
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2001 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early results from a study presented at the October 2001 annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) show a combination of Meridia (sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate) C-IV Capsules plus a reduced-calorie diet using meal replacements in obese individuals results in weight loss compared to baseline.
Following a preliminary phase of the study, the average weight loss in the 80 patients who completed three months of the study was 9.8% of starting body weight, or 21.5 pounds. Only two patients did not lose greater than or equal to 5% initial body weight.
The data presented ...