- ►eje.org EL Madsen, A Rissanen, JM Bruun, K … - European Journal of Endocrinology, 2008 - eje.org Results: Weight loss after VLED treatment was 14.3±4.5 kg and after 3 years
7.7±8.7 kg. Orlistat-treated subjects regained 3.9 kg less than placebo-treated
from the end of the VLED to 3 years (P=0.01). No differences were detected ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
BS Drew, AF Dixon, JB Dixon - Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2007 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Over the past 20 years obesity has become a worldwide concern of frightening
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B Sharma, DC Henderson - Expert Opin. Pharmacother., 2008 - informahealthcare.com Background: Obesity has become a global epidemic with recent estimates of > 400
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M Svendsen, A Rissanen, B Richelsen, S … - Obesity, 2008 - nature.com * Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Augusta, Georgia. ... †
Georgia Prevention Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Augusta, Georgia. ...
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MW Turk, K Yang, M Hravnak, SM Sereika, LJ … - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2009 - journals.lww.com The problem of overweight and obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the
United States and globally, and the high prevalence is due in part to the
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MC Mancini, A Halpern - Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov There has been an increase in the concern about preventing type 2 diabetes
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ZT Bloomgarden - Diabetes care, 2008 - care.diabetesjournals.org.p.angrylapdog.com Michael Stern (San Antonio, TX) opened the conference by discussing approaches
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S Choussein, AA Makri, CC Frangos, ET … - Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 2009 - pt.wkhealth.com Obesity is considered as a major health problem, as its prevalence continuously
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LM Neff, LJ Aronne - Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 2007 - Springer Obesity is a chronic metabolic disorder that affects one third of American
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