The drug lorcaserin stimulates hormones that make people feel fuller for longerMARK WRAGG/GETTY IMAGES
A slimming pill that was found to triple the chance of significant weight loss without damaging the heart has raised hopes of finding a “holy grail” in the fight against obesity.
The appetite suppressant helped people to lose more than 10kg (one and a half stone) over a year while cutting their blood pressure, heart rate and risk of diabetes, a large trial found.
A quarter of British adults are obese and experts said yesterday that doctors should be more confident about prescribing slimming medication as a halfway house between simple dieting and weight-loss surgery.
Lorcaserin is used in the US to help weight loss but has yet to be approved in Europe because of earlier concerns that it might damage the heart.
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