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Weight-loss medications approved for long-term use can help achieve medically significant weight loss when used as an adjunct to lifestyle changes.
Practitioners should consider weight-loss medications as a viable option for patients struggling to lose weight through lifestyle changes alone.
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For overweight patients who need to lose weight to prevent or lessen the risk of obesity-related disease, these drugs can help achieve medically significant weight loss when used as an adjunct to lifestyle changes.
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The claim is based on the context of approved medications and their intended use.
Source
What role for weight-loss medication?
Holly R. Wyatt et al. · Postgraduate Medicine · 2004
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