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Nature Reviews Endocrinology 1, 9 (1 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncpendmet0009

Oxyntomodulin|[mdash]|a novel treatment for human obesity

Marie Lofthouse

Wynne K et al. (2005) Subcutaneous oxyntomodulin reduces body weight in overweight and obese subjects. Diabetes 54: 2390–2395 In this recent double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, oxyntomodulin showed evidence of efficacy for the treatment of obesity and might represent a much-needed novel therapy for the world-wide growing obesity pandemic.