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HTTP:: Injected Drug Liraglutide May Be Solution to Obesity
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An investigational drug initially created for the treatment of obesity has returned great results in a study meant to determine if it also works to help the clinically obese lose weight. Not only did liraglutide, marketed under the brand name Victoza, lead to considerable weight loss, but it also fared better than orlistat, which is now available on the market as Alli, the so-called magic weight-loss drug, the Los Angeles Times says. The drug was approved for diabetes treatment in Europe last year, and is currently under review with the Food and Drug Administration in the US. It acts as an appetite suppressant, curbing the appetite, and comes with the only disadvantage that it has to be injected in the body at fixed intervals. It also comes with mild side-effects, such as nausea and vomiting, but these go away in a short while, as the subjects in the latest study have learned. However, what’s most important, liraglutide leads to weight loss, subjects on the highest do!
ses dropping an average of seven kg in 20 weeks. Of course, the use of the drug was associated with a low-calorie, healthy diet and regular workout sessions, but the results were astounding nonetheless, especially when compared with those of orlistat. Orlistat, as we also reported on previous occasions, boasts of being one of ...
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