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Drug treatment of obesity.
Psychiatr Clin North Am · 2011
Last updated 2026-05-28Both diet and medications can help people with obesity lose about 10% of their starting weight. Currently, only one drug is approved for long-term weight management, and it provides limited benefits. Researchers are also studying combinations of weight-loss and diabetes drugs.
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| Journal | Psychiatr Clin North Am, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Citations | 9 |
| Relative citation ratio | 0.24 |
| NIH percentile | 15 |
| Molecules | — |
| Conditions studied | Obesity |
Abstract
Both diet and medications are useful in the treatment of the obese patient. Weight loss of about 10% below baseline can be achieved with both, and there is no evidence that the composition of the diet, by itself, has any influence on weight loss. Presently only 1 drug is approved for long-term treatment of overweight patients, and its effectiveness is limited to palliation of the chronic disease of obesity. Combinations of medications and antidiabetic drugs that produce weight loss are being evaluated.
Verbatim abstract via PubMed 22098810 ↗