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Liraglutide, Possible New Anti-Obesity Drug
A medicine for diabetes has been found, according to its creators, a promising result also against obesity, especially compared with orlistat. However, there are some questionable and more research is needed long term. Therefore, we must be prudent, perhaps even a bit skeptical.
The epidemic of obesity in developed societies suffer health problems that entails has triggered the search for pharmacological solutions almost desperate. So far, the results are only modest: the drugs are expensive, provide a little weight reduction, side effects and, if treatment is stopped, lost weight is regained. The liraglutide try to change this picture, but do not know if it will. Read the rest of this entry »
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