Our study suggests that thyroid volume and function may vary in obese women in association with body weight and fat mass; > 10% weight loss may affect thyroid volume and function, which however, is clinically insignificant.

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These three regimens had different results on weight loss in obese women. Combination drug therapy and sibutramine therapy were both more effective than orlistat therapy alone. However, no significant difference was noted between combination drug therapy and sibutramine treatment groups.

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Our results show that fasting and postprandial gallbladder volumes are higher and that postprandial gallbladder motility is lower in obese than in nonobese women. There are positive correlations between fasting gallbladder volume and body weight, body mass index, and body fat weight.