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Rimonabant is the first drug to target factors governing the body's appetite, metabolism and energy use. Trials showed it can reduce weight by a tenth.
UK experts said it could not replace healthy food and regular exercise to get skinny.
FOX NEWS - By Dr. Manny Alvarez
How does it work? It controls the urge to eat. Many are calling this the "anti munchie effect."
Rimonabant works in the central nervous system by
affecting the cannabioids receptors in the brain for overweight people.
What makes us fat and overweight? A generation ago, the answer was simple -- eating more than we needed to.
A pill that helps you lose weight and quit smoking?
It’s called rimonabant, or Acomplia, and last week researchers reported it could help overweight people not only lose weight and get skinny but keep it off for two years
Belgian researchers writing in the Lancet said overweight people taking rimonabant lost an average of 8.6 kilograms (18.9 pounds) in a year.
Posted by: ken - In past 2 months i gained weight and gaining
I am 42 male, all my life i have weighed 81kg, in past 2 months i gained weight and gaining. im 98kg now, why?
Reply by: RxBlogger
This can be either an increase in muscle mass, fat deposits, or excess fluids
In some cases, weight gain can also occur as a result of developing tumors or other abnormal growths.
Muscle weight gain can occur as a result of bodybuilding, in which muscle size is increased through strength training.
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