Xenical ® is a lipase inhibitor rather than an appetite suppressant, which prevents enzymes in the digestive tract from breaking down the dietary fats you eat into the smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body. As the undigested triglycerides are not absorbed, the reduced calorific intake can have a positive effect on weight control. With Xenical ® absorption of fat is decreased by about 30 per cent. 


During a one year trial, patients treated with Xenical ® and a reduced calorie diet lost twice as much weight as those on a reduced calorie diet alone. Xenical ® is more generally recommended if you are considerably overweight - at least 30% above ideal weight (body mass index of 30 or greater) and also for those at least 20% above ideal weight (body mass index of 27 or greater) who also have other risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, or diabetes, or are unable to take appetite suppressants.

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