第一九八期 No. 198 4.3.2002

Weight Management Is a Collaborative Effort Treating diseases is not only the work of doctors. It involves the efforts of many healthcare professionals from various disciplines as well as the cooperation of patients. Obesity is a case in point. Obesity can lead to chronic disabling conditions but weight management is a difficult job. In a pilot programme conducted by the Faculty of Medicine, 60 young obese patients with an average age of 35 were given a six-month treatment with an anti-obesity drug. All lost weight and showed a major reduction in all risk factors, especially blood glucose and cholesterol levels. Upon the discontinuation of the drug, half of the patients joined a structured behaviour modification programme. At the end of another six months, patients who underwent the programme maintained their body weight while the rest regained the weight they had lost. The results of the study were presented on 20th February in the Postgraduate Education Centre of the Prince of Wales Hospital.

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