Types
There are ____ (number) types of weight loss drugs.
What is three?
True or false? Weight drugs can help people lose weight by suppressing their appetite.
What is true?
This method of weight loss drug requires people to swallow it whole.
What is pills?
Name most common weight loss drug.
What is orlistat (Alli)?
Increases energy and a sense of well-being also curbing appetite.
What is a Stimulant?
Name at least two common names of weight loss drugs.
What is anorectic, anorexiant drugs, appetite suppressants or anti-obesity medication?
This method of weight loss drug can require people to mix it with a liquid?
What is powder?
Signals to indicate fullness come from fat cells and the gastrointestinal tract to connect with signals in the ______ ______ system.
What is the central nervous system?
This activates in the gastrointestinal tract (stomach and intestines) to reduce fat absorption by a third.
What is Fat Inhibitor?
Some people may suffer co-occurring disorders such as_______ and become dependent on the effects of weight loss drugs.
What is depression or an eating disorder?
This method of weight loss drug may require a person to chew it.
What is gummies?
Name the weight loss drug that work in a different way.
What is orlistat (Alli)?
This type targets serotonin and norepinephrine neurotransmitters in the brain to increase feelings of fullness and decrease appetite.
What is Appetite Suppressants?
Synthetic, addictive, mood-altering drug, used illegally as a stimulant and legally as a prescription drug to treat children with ADD and adults with narcolepsy.
What is amphetamines?
This method of weight loss drugs requires a person to stick it on their body everyday.
What is patches?
Name the two key neurotransmitters that weight loss drugs impact.
What is serotonin and norepinephrine?