Rimonabant is an anorectic anti obesity
drug. It is a CB1 cannabinoid receptor
antagonist. Rimonabant has been found to
stop food craving enough to help people lose
weight, and could also help curb other
unhealthy urges, such as smoking. This is a
non-control weightloss solution that in one
study, helped people who were overweight
drop an average of 20 pounds, and was found
to be very useful for patients who suffer
from obesity.
Rimonabant
acts by selectively blocking CB1 receptors found
in the brain and in peripheral organs important
in glucose and lipid (or fat) metabolism,
including adipose tissue, the liver,
gastrointestinal tract and muscle1
Rimonabant
switches off the same brain circuits that make
people hungry when they smoke cannabis
CB1
receptor blockade with Rimonabant acts to
decrease the overactivity of the endocannabinoid
system (EC system)2,3. The EC system is a
recently characterised physiological system that
includes receptors such as the CB1 receptor and
it has been shown to play an important role in
regulating body weight and in controlling energy
balance, as well as glucose and lipid (or fat)
metabolism.
What is
Rimonabant used for?
Rimonabant
is used complementary to diet and exercise to
treat obese or overweight patients who suffer
from Type 2 diabetes and abnormal levels of fat
in the blood
Rimonabant
can also prevent the risk of cardiovascular
disease
Patients
with large waist circumference (102 cm in men
and 88 cm in women) will mostly benefit from
taking the drug.
Does
Rimonabant also aid smoking cessation?
Clinical
trials have shown that heavy smokers, after being on
a regular supplement of Rimonabant, have stopped
smoking altogether. Smokers usually do not stop
smoking for fear of weight-gain, which can be highly
discouraging. However since Rimonabant works on the
overeating and smoking factors simultaneously such
problems wouldn't arise.
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