title: Is there a role for metformin or acarbose as a weight-loss agent in the absence of diabetes?
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. siraje@ccf.org
authors.forename: Elias S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Siraj
mesh_terms: D020909:Acarbose / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin; D020909:Acarbose