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- From: jrt@omega.kcr.uky.edu (J. Randall Thompson)
- Subject: Re: Weight Loss with Dexfenfluramine
- References: <1992Nov13.140839.7710@omen.UUCP>
- <1992Nov13.185315.14960@ms.uky.edu> <hank.721700152@well.sf.ca.us>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:35:57 GMT
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- In article <hank.721700152@well.sf.ca.us> hank@well.sf.ca.us (Hank Roberts) writes:
- >In <1992Nov13.185315.14960@ms.uky.edu> jrt@omega.kcr.uky.edu (J. Randall Thompson) writes:
- >
- >>And you haven't shown us the *FACTS* that indicate lipid profile is an
- >>accurate indicator of caloric intake or change in caloric intake for
- >>an individual.
- >See Section VII of Weintraub, et al., beginning at p. 634, for their results.
- >"Compared with baseline, triglyceride levels decreased significantly by 21%,
- >31%, 29% and 29% at weeks 34, 54, 104, and 139, respectively.... triglyceride
- >levels at week 34 were significantly (_p_ < 0.025) less in the participants
- >treated with anorexiants. Overall, participants in the long-term weight
- >control study had beneficial changes in their lipid profiles, thus decreasing
- >their risk of coronary heart disease. (Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 1992;51:634-41)
- >
- >That's from the abstract of Section VII, titled "Serum lipid changes" --CPT
- >may be available at a medical library if you wish further detail on this.
-
- I'm not not going to waste anymore bandwidth on this. You obviously do not
- understand that the above data IN NO WAY proves that a lipid profile is
- an accurate indicator of caloric intake, or changes in caloric intake, for
- a given individual.
-
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- [] J. Randall Thompson jrt@kcr.uky.edu []
- [] University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky []
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