Acomplia Shows ‘Modest’ Weight Loss

WebMD Medical NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDOct. 17, 2006 — The weight loss drug Acomplia hasn’t been approved by the FDA, but it’s already drawing attention from the public and scientists. The researchers included graduate student Cintia Curioni, MSc, of Brazil’s University of Rio de Janeiro. They reviewed four studies on Acomplia’s use in more than 6,600 overweight and obese adults. For one or two years, participants either took Acomplia in higher or lower doses (20 milligrams or 5 milligrams daily,buy acomplia) or pills containing no medicine (placebo,buy acomplia). But they didn’t just pop pills. They also shaved about 600 calories off their daily diet.
The studies’ key question: Who lost the most weight? The answer: Participants taking the higher dose of Acomplia. In a year’s time, they lost about 11 more pounds, on average, than those taking the placebo. Dieters taking the lower Acomplia dose lost nearly 3 pounds more in a year than those taking the placebo, on average. Both Acomplia groups trimmed their waists: by an inch and a half with the higher dose and half an inch with the lower dose. People taking the higher dose also showed more improvement in blood pressure and cholesterol than those taking the lower dose or the placebo.

They note that people taking the higher dose of Acomplia had “modest weight loss of about 5%” of their body weight. Meanwhile, the reviewers say drug-free methods “should remain the cornerstone of obesityobesity therapy” in people who want to lose extra weight.