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WEIGHT-LOSS PHARMACEUTICAL [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

There are two main types of weight-loss medications: 1) Appetite suppressants [that] keep [a person] from feeling hungry ... 2) Lipase ... inhibitors [that] keep [a person's] body from taking in about one-third of the fat from the food [they eat]. ... Weight-loss medications only work well when they are used as part of a program that includes healthy eating and regular physical activity.

Key term(s)
  • weight loss medication
  • weight loss drug
  • weight loss medicine
  • weight loss pharmaceutical

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Hygiène et santé
Key term(s)
  • médicament antiobésité

Spanish

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