‘Game changer’ obesity drug cuts weight by up to 20%: study
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Weekly injections of semaglutide typically helped people with obesity drop more than 12% of their body weight over 68 weeks, according to a study that combined the diabetes drug with lifestyle intervention.
Senior author Dr Robert Kushner said the treatment, given at a higher dose than usually given to those with diabetes resulted in 70% of participants reaching a weight loss of at least 10% of their baseline weight.