Diabetes medication may help decrease BMI in obese adolescents

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 10:14 in Health & Medicine

Metformin XR (extended release formulation) -- a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes -- appears to cause a small but significant decrease in body mass index (BMI) in non-diabetic obese adolescents when combined with a lifestyle intervention program, according to a report.

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