The Claim
Anti-obesity medications do not significantly increase neuropsychiatric adverse events compared to placebo during the weight-maintenance phase in adults with overweight or obesity, and available quality-of-life measures are better with anti-obesity medication treatment than with placebo.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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In adults with overweight or obesity, anti-obesity medications do not cause more neuropsychiatric side effects than placebo during weight maintenance, and people report better quality of life while taking these medications.
See the scientific wording
Anti-obesity medications do not significantly increase neuropsychiatric adverse events compared to placebo during the weight-maintenance phase in adults with overweight or obesity, and available quality-of-life measures favor AOM treatment.
When body weight stabilizes after losing weight, the body’s stress on metabolism goes down, brain chemicals like serotonin and dopamine return to normal levels, and the brain feels less strained, which makes people feel better mentally without causing new problems.
What the research says
1 studyAfter losing weight, people who kept taking weight-loss pills didn’t have more mental side effects than those taking sugar pills, and they felt better about their lives.
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