October 6th, 2010
I could not have said it better myself. I have worked with anti-obesity drugs over the years. Weight loss drugs do not teach anyone anything, they articificially disconnect us from our weight problem, and when we “wake up” after stopping them, we have not changed what drives our weight gain. In the absence of insight and changed behavior, the weight comes back, and then some.
Considering the medical consequences of overweight, one could make a case for giving a patient such a drug (monotherapy) in lieu of numerous others to control the weight-associated chronic conditions. As always, drug safety is key.
Ranveig Elvebakk, MD
http://foodtreemd.com/blog/the-limitations-of-anti-obesity-drugs/
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