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I workout hard in gym, good diet contol, why do doctor thinks my weight loss is because of metformin only? is metformin that effective for weight loss?

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Dr. Pouya Shafipour answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: Metformin in average causes a few pounds weight loss (maybe 2-3% in some people and none in some), good diet first and then exercise are much more effective than metformin on any drug in the market.

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Answered 11/25/2013

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