An Effective And Safe Pill To Lose Weight

A team of US researchers announced that they have developed a weight loss pill in obese patients, without endangering cardiovascular health. Lorcaserine (the appetite suppressant) was already known to be effective for weight management in overweight or obese patients, but its impact on cardiovascular health was not yet documented. 

A recent study of patients with weight problems now confirms the effectiveness of the pill, effective without endangering the heart muscle.

"This study showed for the first time in a rigorous and random way that this drug helps people lose weight without causing adverse cardiovascular events in people at high risk of heart attacks and strokes," says Cardiologist Erin Bohula of Brigham, 

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. As part of this study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, 12,000 overweight or obese patients were mobilized. 

They all had cardiovascular disease or multiple cardiovascular risk factors, and received either 10 mg lorcaserine or placebo twice daily.

At the end of one year, 38.7% of the 5135 patients who received lorcaserine lost 5% of their weight, compared to 17.4% of the 5083 subjects in the placebo group. Patients in the lorcaserine group also had slightly better values for cardiac risk factors (blood pressure and heart rate) than those in the placebo group. 

Note, however, some adverse side effects noted after taking lorcaserine, including dizziness, fatigue, headache, nausea and diarrhea. Remember that in 2016, 13% of adults in the world were obese. 

In some countries, such as the United States, this percentage increases to 40%.If to fight the scourge of obesity a healthier lifestyle remains the best option, a pill that can boost weight loss without endangering the heart muscle could make life easier for millions of people. 

"I think that's what everyone is looking for," said Tam Fry, president of the UK Forum on Obesity.