Weight loss drugs are medications designed to help people lose weight by either reducing appetite, increasing feelings of fullness, decreasing the absorption of fat, or boosting metabolism. They are prescribed when diet and exercise alone have not been sufficient for weight loss

In Type -2 diabetes patients an intermittent fasting of 8/16 hours resulted in more weight loss a study shows. These patients who volunteered for the research ate whatever they wanted in 8 hours window (and 16 hours fasting) and lost more weight than the people who cut their calorie intake by 25%