The Claim
Anti-obesity medications significantly improve cardiometabolic risk factors during weight maintenance, including reductions in triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure compared to placebo in adults with overweight or obesity.
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 lead to lower levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure during weight maintenance compared to placebo.
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Anti-obesity medications significantly improve cardiometabolic risk factors during weight maintenance, including reductions in triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure compared to placebo in adults with overweight or obesity.
When fat tissue shrinks, the body releases fewer fatty acids into the blood, which lowers fat levels in the liver and blood vessels. This allows the liver to remove more bad cholesterol and reduces pressure on blood vessel walls, leading to lower blood pressure and healthier blood fat levels.
What the research says
1 studyAfter people lose weight, those who keep taking weight-loss pills continue to see their blood fat and blood pressure get better, while those who stop taking pills don’t. The pills help keep the heart healthier.
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