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Can i use acarbose to lose weight fast?
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Fast - no.: This is a reasonable medicine to help with weight loss. It is a starch blocker, and inhibits Alpha glucosidase, an intestinal enzyme that releases glucose from larger carbohydrates. But, fast weight loss is only temporary. Be patient and make a real change.
Answered 6/24/2014
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It will: not promote rapid weight loss!
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