also effective for the remedy of a number of cardio disease risk factors

Using the weight loss medication Xenical is just as good in helping you to lose weight as following a low carbohydrate diet according to a new research project. Xenical in conjunction with a low fat diet was seen to produce similar weight loss, glycemic and serum lipid indicators as those volunteers who followed a low carb ketogenic diet.

Almost 150 volunteers with an average age of 52 and an average BMI of 39.3 took part in this study. They were put into 2 groups, the first of which were told to restrict their carbohydrate intake to only 20g per day and the second of which were told to take 120mg Xenical 3 times a day for 1 month along with a reduction in fat, cholesterol and calorie intake.

The study which was published in the medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine noted that over the 48 week period of the study most of the weight loss in both groups occurred at the 12 week to 24 week time point and that the peak weight loss was recorded at 24 weeks to 36 weeks. The Xenical and low fat diet also was seen to be effective for the remedy of a number of cardio disease risk factors such as diabetes and the low carbohydrate diet was seen to be slightly more effective for lowering blood pressure.

Both of the diets had slight gastrointestinal adverse effects with diarrhea being reported in some cases when using the Xenical and constipation being reported when on the low carbohydrate diet. It is important that when either using Xenical or going on a low carbohydrate diet you make sure you eat healthily to minimise the adverse events. With Xenical use you should stay away from high fat items and on a low carbohydrate diet you should drink a lot of water and increase your fibre intake.

The researchers said that this study underlined how effective intensive dietary counseling and proper medical advice could be in getting the most out of weight loss treatments such as Xenical and minimising side effects from them.