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Xenical: Description
Xenical (Orlistat) is a weight control medication for the management of significant obesity. It's licensed for weight management in 149 countries. Xenical targets the absorption of fat in your body rather than suppressing your appetite. Dietary fats are large molecules, which need to be broken down by enzymes called lipases before they can be absorbed into the body. When taken with a meal, Xenical interferes with the activity of these enzymes. This allows about 30% of the fat eaten in the meal to pass through the gut undigested. Your body therefore cannot convert these excess calories to fatty tissue or use them as a source of energy. This will therefore help you to reduce your weight, maintain your lower weight and minimise any weight regain.
Xenical is a prescription weight-control medication useful for the long-term treatment of significant obesity. Xenical can also help to improve risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar which, if not treated, could lead to other diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
Xenical (Orlistat) has a beneficial effect on haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, fasting plasma glucose and waist circumference in patients with baseline HbA1c levels of 8 percent or greater. >>>
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