“It has some modest effect, about 3%, 3.5% BMI reduction. So about the same as what you can expect from intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment”

Dr. Claudia Fox · JAMA Clinical Reviews · Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Obesity

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report that metformin produces about a 3% to 3.5% BMI reduction in children with obesity

3%-3.5% BMI reduction

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