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"One of the biggest problems with weight loss programmes is that patients drop out because they do not experience early improvements in body shape or well-being. Rapid weight loss with Xenical means patients are more likely to experience these changes and consequently comply with treatment and succeed long-term on a weight management programme."

A second presentation at NAASO also confirms that Xenical is successful in maintaining weight loss over a 2 year period². The data presented by Professor Aila Rissanen, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, demonstrate that in a group of patients who responded to treatment with Xenical:

Weight loss was 10.4kg after 2 years (10.6%)
Total cholesterol was reduced by 9% - (LDL decreased by 10%, HDL increased by 9%, Triglycerides decreased by 14%)
Reductions were seen in mean diastolic and systolic blood pressure (by 4.6 and 9.4 mmHg, respectively)

These studies show that Xenical helps people not only lose weight rapidly, but that it helps maintain weight loss and its associated health benefits for up to two years.

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Shire Hall Communications
9-Oct-2001