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Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says

Zonisamide plus nutritional counseling worked for certain obese adults, but not without side effects

October 16, 2012 RSS Feed Print
For obese men and women who can't control their weight through diet and lifestyle changes, nonsurgical options are limited.

For obese men and women who can't control their weight through diet and lifestyle changes, nonsurgical options are limited.

"But for many people, this kind of drug might absolutely be of great help, by doing something that helps the regulation of these appetite hormones and the regulatory pathway," she said.

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For more on obesity, visit the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

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