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2. Orlistat - Wikipedia

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   Orlistat, sold under the brand name Xenical among others, is a medication used to treat obesity. Its primary function is preventing the absorption of fats from the human diet by acting as a lipase inhibitor, thereby reducing caloric intake. It is intended for use in conjunction with a healthcare provider-supervised reduced-calorie diet.

3. Lipase inhibitors - Wikipedia

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   Studies have shown that lipase inhibitors work optimally when 40% of an individual's daily caloric intake is obtained from fat. [1] [clarification needed] Orlistat tends to block absorption of 30% of total fat intake from a meal, as orlistat passes out of the digestive tract more rapidly than fat does. [2]

4. Discovery and development of gastrointestinal lipase ...

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   [5] [8] [9] For that reason orlistat was chosen over lipstatin for development as an anti-obesity drug. [1] [10] It is the only available FDA-approved oral lipase inhibitor and is known on the market as Xenical and Alli. [5] Initially orlistat was developed as a treatment for dyslipidemia, not as an anti-obesity agent. When researchers found ...

5. Oprah Winfrey says she uses weight-loss drug ‘as I ... - AOL

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   After Oprah Winfrey confirmed she’s taking a weight-loss drug as part of her regimen to stay healthy, questions began about how exactly she’s using the medication. Winfrey didn’t specify ...

6. How Long Will It Take to Lose Weight on Metformin?

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   For example, a 2017 study looked at 73 women with obesity who either took 1000mg of metformin or 360mg of orlistat — another weight loss medication — for three months. Although the group ...

7. How does Wegovy work? The ‘game changing’ weight loss drug ...

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   Wegovy, the brand name used for Semaglutide, is a weight loss drug developed and owned by Novo Nordisk. Semaglutide works in terms of weight loss by suppressing a person appetite. The drug has ...