Translations:Management of obesity/5/en

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Another medication, orlistat, is widely available and approved for long-term use. Its use produces modest weight loss, with an average of 2.9kg at 1 to 4 years, but there is little information on how these medications affect longer-term complications of obesity. Its use is associated with high rates of gastrointestinal side effects.