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Monday, 07 July 2008 |
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By redzwan12
 Obesity used to be understood in fairly simple terms: excess body weight resulting from eating too much and exercising too little, due in large part to a lack of willpower or self-restraint.
Fortunately for the millions of American adults who are overweight, obesity is now regarded as a chronic medical disease with serious health implications caused by a complex set of factors.
How it began..
Obesity results from a complex interaction of genetic, behavioral and environmental factors causing an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. According to the National Institutes of Health, an increase in body weight of 20 percent or more above desirable weight is the point at which excess weight becomes an established health hazard. Lower levels of excess weight can also constitute a health risk, particularly in the presence of other disorders like diabetes, hypertension and heart disease
Prescription medications currently prescribed for weight loss include:
1. Diethylpropion (Trade names: Tenuate, Tenuate dospan)
2. Mazindole (Trade name: Sanorex)
3.Orlistat (Trade name: Xenical)
4.Phendimetrazine (Trade names: Bontril, Plegine, Prelu-2, X-Troxine)
5.Phentermine (Trade name: Adipex-P, Fastin, Ionamin, Oby-trim)
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