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The quality of existing clinical evidence from anti-obesity trials generally ranges from low to moderate.
Practitioners should be cautious in interpreting the effectiveness of current anti-obesity medications due to the low to moderate quality of evidence.
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Our findings indicate that the quality of existing clinical evidence from anti-obesity trials generally ranges from low to moderate.
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Based on systematic review of phase III/IV clinical trials.
Source
Medicines for Obesity: Appraisal of Clinical Studies with Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation Tool
Eleni A. Karavia et al. · Nutrients · 2023
DOI 10.3390/nu15030606
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