Tuesday, October 13, 2015

"Obesity is complex.

... It's multi-factorial, and very few, I would say none, of these drugs have demonstrated the ability to achieve sustainable weight loss for a large number of people over time....For 12 months of taking pills day in and day out, to end up [losing] 10 to 14 pounds, that's not very impressive."

— Derek van Amerongen, M.D., vice president and medical director for Humana, told AIS's Health Plan Week.

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