(November 15, 2007)--They may not be as effective as hoped in helping patients lose weight, and they could have serious side effects, but experts aren't ruling out diet drugs in all cases.
Researchers say a review of three common diet drugs. Xenical, Meridia and Acomplia, found most patients remained overweight.
But, they say, the drugs did improve cholesterol and blood pressure levels and reduced diabetes.
It found that users, who were 45 to 50 years old and weighed around 220 pounds, lost less than 11 pounds on average.
One of the authors says, "Drugs are not the magic cure and are not for everybody." But others say even the few pounds lost are worth it in terms of health benefits.
The study appears in Friday's British Medical Journal.
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