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Introduction of Xenical (Orlistat) |
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Xenical Information
This book has been compiled with a view to provide an informative guide about all things related to the human digestive system, fat metabolism in the human body and obesity. It aims to provide detailed information about how obesity comes into being and how fat is accumulated in the body to turn a normal person into an obese on. The book should serve as a good source of information to people who are looking to maintain themselves as well as those who are either over weight or already obese.
The book starts with in-depth information about the human digestive system and how it works. Included in the chapter are details on the various organs included in the human digestive system and how each one works. Following up on the digestive system is information about fat - what it is, how it works and how it is stored or accumulated? |
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The section about obesity attempts to give the reader an insight in the world of obesity by not just defining obesity but also giving practical examples and methods of measuring and understanding obesity. A comparison is also drawn between the state of obesity in various countries. The chapter looks to supply the reader with facts about the ill effects of obesity, the causes of obesity and how obesity can be measured. The chapter also provides detailed information about Body Mass Index (BMI), which is used in the measurement of obesity.
Other health conditions associated with obesity have been explained in the fourth section, which provides details about how various other ailments like atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia come into being and what effect does obesity have on each of these.
The last two sections are dedicated to the management of obesity and how Orlistat works to help deal with & reduce obesity. Management of Obesity describes the ways and means of dealing with obesity including the methods of assessing obesity, the various approached for treatment of the obese, goal setting, dietary information as well as guidelines about usage of drugs for its treatment.
Orlistat explains how drugs containing the active ingredient Orlistat help in controlling and then reducing obesity. More detailed information for prescription of Orlistat is supplied in the additional sections on Patient Support Programme and prescribing information. |
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