Diet drug found!

Oh goody another diet drug to try-
more money to waste
- this time I want proof




Diet drug found to cut cholesterol and belly fat
CTV.ca News Staff

"A drug that curbs food cravings has been found
to help users lose weight and raise good cholesterol.
But researchers are cautioning that it is not a
miracle drug.

A new Canadian study shows the drug rimonabant will likely
become a new contender in the war against obesity by helping
patients lose dangerous abdominal fat and reduce the risk
factors than can lead to heart disease and diabetes.

In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of more than
1,000 overweight or obese patients, rimonabant, at its
highest dose, produced a weight loss of an average 15 pounds
(6.7 kg) over a year.

Patients on the higher dose of the drug were far more
successful in losing weight and maintaining that weight loss
than patients on the lower dose or in the placebo control group.

But more important, say researchers, the drug helped
reduced fat around the waist, increased good cholesterol,
lowered signs of inflammation in the blood vessels, and
improved the body's ability to handle insulin.

That's important, since abdominal fat – particularly
combined with high cholesterol – has been found to play a
more important role than overall excess weight in the
development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

The study will be published in this week's issue of the
New England Journal of Medicine. "


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