The Claim

Exenatide treatment does not significantly change resting energy expenditure in obese, nondiabetic women, including among those who lose 8% of their body weight, indicating that it may not induce the metabolic adaptation commonly observed during diet-induced weight loss.

Source: Short-Term Exenatide Treatment Leads to Significant Weight Loss in a Subset of Obese Women Without Diabetes

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

Even if obese women lose weight on a drug called exenatide, their metabolism doesn’t slow down like it usually does when people lose weight from dieting — so this drug might skip the usual 'metabolic slowdown' people hit.

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Exenatide treatment does not significantly alter resting energy expenditure in obese, nondiabetic women, even among those who lose 8% of body weight, suggesting it may not trigger the metabolic adaptation typically seen with diet-induced weight loss.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Short-Term Exenatide Treatment Leads to Significant Weight Loss in a Subset of Obese Women Without Diabetes

    The study looked at exenatide in obese women and found it helped some lose weight, but it didn’t measure metabolism, so we can’t say if it changed energy use like dieting does.

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