Author(s): J.-P. Chaput, S. St-Pierre and A. Tremblay
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The currently available drugs for long-term treatment of obesity are sibutramine and orlistat. They have been shown to be able to induce significant weight loss, with important co-morbidity reduction, allowing the maintenance of reduced body weight for at least 1-2 years. Cardiostimulating and gastrointestinal adverse effects are however not negligible.
Keywords: Pharmacotherapy, sibutramine, orlistat, body weight, fat, energy balance, physical activity, diet
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