37 A meta-analysis of head-to-head studies comparing orlistat and sibutramine indicated that sibutramine was significantly more efficacious for achieving weight loss than orlistat, with the weighted mean difference in weight loss of 2.2 kg favoring sibutramine.
The cognitive-behavioral approach, while highly effective in stopping binge eating, is less effective in achieving weight loss, she said.
Treatment includes persuading the person to accept and cooperate with medical therapy, achieving weight gain, and helping the person maintain weight by psychological and social therapy.
The NIH study is the latest of more than 50 similar studies, which together suggest that low-carbohydrate diets are better than low-fat diets for achieving weight loss and controlling type 2 diabetes.
Physical activity is not only effective in achieving weight loss, but also essential in predicting successful weight loss maintenance [6, 7].
Feasibility of a clinical-trial comparing a low-glycaemic diet with a low-calorie healthy eating approach at achieving weight loss and reducing the risk of endometrial cancer in women with PCOS.
Considered as the most sensitive factor to the frame fatigue life and weight, the thickness of several steel plates was chosen as design variables in terms of un-allowed change of structure shape, while achieving weight reduction and improving fatigue life were together regarded as the optimization targets.
The ketogenic diet team at Johns Hopkins Hospital modified the Atkins diet by removing the aim of achieving weight loss, extending the induction phase indefinitely, and specifically encouraging fat consumption.
A number of bariatric surgical procedures are effective in achieving weight loss.
Participants were protective of maintaining functional capacity, establishing fit identities, and achieving weight loss.
Methods of achieving weight loss in older adults are the same as in younger adults.
