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Do you want to eliminate unwanted fat? Do you want to maintain
your weight loss or lose weight?
When
used in conjunction with a
reduced-calorie diet Xenical
(Orlistat) can help
you with both. |
Xenical (Orlistat)
works by stopping the
human body from absorbing fat from food. A consequence of reduced
fat absorbtion from food is a reduced calorie intake which is a
desirable outcome for someone who has concerns about weight
management or wishes to lose weight.
In the pancreas there is an
enzyme called lipase whose job it is to break down triglycerides in
order for the body to absorb fats. Triglycerides are the chemical
structure that fat takes when it is in the body and high
triglyceride levels are a good indicator for the risk of coronary
heart disease. If the enzyme lipase does not break down the
triglycerides, the body is unable absorb the fats and they then
leave the body undigested.
Xenical (Orlistat) has been
designed to stop the action of the enzyme lipase so that the fats
from food can leave the body undigested thus reducing the calorific
intake.
Orlistat which is also known
by the name Alli (lower dose version of
the drug) and Tetrahydrolipstatin was
approved by the American Food and Drug Administration in 1999 for
obesity management. Orlistat is a generic drug which means that it
is identical to Xenical and Alli but is much cheaper.
In a recent clinical trial two
groups of people ate the same diet. One half of of the group took a
placebo and the other took Xenical
(Orlistat) over a
period of twelve months. The results showed that in the Orlistat
group, the participants lost on average double that of the control
group with typical weight loss in the
Xenical (Orlistat) group being
about thirteen pounds after three months.
Because
Xenical (Orlistat) decreases the absorption of fat,
the FDA has advised anyone taking it that they should
take a vitamin
supplement of the fat-soluble vitamins: D, E and K and also beta
carotene daily leaving at least two hours before or after taking
Xenical (Orlistat).
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