The Claim

In obese adults, a 5-week treatment with liraglutide at a dose of 3.0 mg does not change brain activation in response to food cues when the analysis does not account for weight loss, as assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Source: Longer‐term liraglutide administration at the highest dose approved for obesity increases reward‐related orbitofrontal cortex activation in response to food cues: Implications for plateauing weight loss in response to anti‐obesity therapies

What the research says

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Supports

66score

Challenges

0score

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How it works

1 study reviewed

In plain English

If someone is obese and takes a weight-loss drug called liraglutide for 5 weeks, their brain doesn’t react differently to pictures of food — at least not if we don’t factor in how much weight they lost.

See the scientific wording

In obese adults, 5 weeks of liraglutide 3.0 mg does not alter brain activation in response to food cues when analyzed without adjusting for weight loss, as measured by fMRI.

What the research says

1 study

Study: Longer‐term liraglutide administration at the highest dose approved for obesity increases reward‐related orbitofrontal cortex activation in response to food cues: Implications for plateauing weight loss in response to anti‐obesity therapies
The study found that when you don’t account for weight loss, liraglutide didn’t change how the brain responds to food pictures. That’s exactly what the claim says.

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