Z Li, M Maglione, W Tu, W Mojica, D … - Annals of internal …, 2005 - Am Coll Physicians Background: In response to the increase in obesity, pharmacologic treatments for weight loss
have become more numerous and more commonly used. ... Purpose: To assess the efficacy
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KM McTigue, R Harris, B Hemphill, L Lux, S … - Annals of Internal …, 2003 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Obesity poses a considerable and growing health burden. This review examines
evidence for screening and treating obesity in adults. ... Data Sources: MEDLINE and Cochrane
Library (January 1994 through February 2003). ... Study Selection: Systematic reviews; ... Cited by 322 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
RS Padwal, SR Majumdar - The Lancet, 2007 - Elsevier Antiobesity treatment is recommended for selected patients in whom lifestyle modification is
unsuccessful. Two antiobesity drugs are currently licensed for long-term use. Orlistat, a gastrointestinal
lipase inhibitor, reduces weight by around 3 kg on average and decreases progression to ... Cited by 212 - Related articles - All 11 versions
DE Arterburn, PK Crane, DL Veenstra - Archives of Internal …, 2004 - archinte.highwire.org You are seeing this message because your Web browser does not support basic Web
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DT Villareal, CM Apovian, RF Kushner, S … - American Journal of …, 2005 - ajcn.cnfindpark.cn Obesity causes serious medical complications and impairs quality of life. Moreover, in older
persons, obesity can exacerbate the age-related decline in physical function and lead to
frailty. However, appropriate treatment for obesity in older persons is controversial ... Cited by 146 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
TD Filippatos, DN Kiortsis, EN … - Current Medical …, 2005 - informahealthcare.com (University of London), Royal Free Campus, London, UK Campus, London, UK ... Address for
correspondence: Professor Moses S. Elisaf, Department of Internal Medicine, ses S. Elisaf, Department
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H Hauner, M Meier, KH Jöckel, UH Frey, W … - Pharmacogenetics and …, 2003 - journals.lww.com Background Sibutramine, a centrally acting noradrenaline and serotonin re-uptake inhibitor,
enhances satiety and is frequently used to support weight loss. However, a significant variability
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- ►ahajournals.org KM Gadde, DB Allison - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc The prevalence of obesity has risen substantially during the past 25 years in the United States
and most developed countries, with a related increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus. 1,2 Almost
one third of the adult US population is considered to be obese (body mass index [BMI] ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - All 4 versions
SP Vickers, GA Kennett - Current Drug Targets, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com Abstract: Over past centuries, Cannabis sativa (∆ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol being the principal
active ingredient) has been used extensively for both medicinal and recreational uses, and one
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M Thearle, LJ Aronne - Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 2003 - Elsevier The prevalence of obesity continues to rise in developed nations. Potential contributing factors
include easy access to highly palatable and energy-dense foods, a sedentary lifestyle, and a
genetic legacy to preferentially store energy. According to National Health and Nutrition ... Cited by 39 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
