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Pharmacotherapy with orlistat or sibutramine combined with dietary modification is efficacious in reducing weight regain after initial weight loss.

If you have lost weight, maintaining it is hard. This review suggests that using FDA-approved weight loss medications like orlistat or sibutramine, alongside a healthy diet, can help prevent you from gaining the weight back. This is a valid strategy to consider if lifestyle changes alone are not enough.

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The results of the reviewed trials revealed that treatment with orlistat or sibutramine combined with dietary modification... were efficacious in reducing weight regain after weight loss treatment.
Melanie T. Turk et al. · The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · 2009

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Based on a review of 42 RCTs, which is the second strongest level of evidence.

Source

Randomized Clinical Trials of Weight Loss Maintenance

Melanie T. Turk et al. · The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · 2009

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