Dr. Martin Russell, MD
2 min readDec 13, 2020

Top 10 best Medications & Exercise to lose weight

Obesity treatment

What is obesity?

Research has shown that more than half of the of the United States (U.S) population are either obese or overweight. It’s important you take note that being obese is different from being overweight.

Health care providers in the U.S use the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a measure (comparison) of your weight in relation to your height, to define overweight and obesity. People who have a BMI between 25 and 30 are considered overweight, while obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 and above.

When people are more than 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms) overweight, it is considered morbid obesity.

Treatment for obesity

Everyone knows that there are many weight loss methods available but many of the methods are ineffective and short-term, particularly for those who are morbidly obese. Among the morbidly obese, less than 5 percent succeed in losing a significant amount of weight and maintaining that weight loss without surgical programs, so even after losing weight you must still maintain a combination of dieting, behavior modification therapy and exercise.

Many people do lose weight without surgery, when they work with certified health care professional to develop effective weight loss program or use known medication plus exercise. One problem is that most U.S health insurance companies don’t cover weight loss surgery unless people first make serious effort to lose weight using non-surgical approaches. That’s something that needs to change because rejecting citizens desired insurance on the ground of health is unethical.

If you are struggling with your weight, you’ll find that a healthy eating plan and regular physical activity can help you lose weight and keep it off over the long term. However, if you think the lifestyle changes are not enough to help you lose weight or maintain your weight loss, it’s time to consider using medication as part of your weight loss strategy. The benefits of weight loss medications include: appetite control, improvement of eating behavior, and slow progression of weight gain and regain.

Based on polls conducted over the years in the U.S on thousands of people who successfully lost weight using medication and exercise, below are the top 10 best medications they recommend for treatment of obesity (obese) and overweight condition.

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Dr. Martin Russell, MD

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