The Claim
In adults with overweight or obesity who have already lost weight, anti-obesity medications significantly prevent weight regain and produce additional weight loss of approximately 8.68 kg over the maintenance phase compared to placebo, improving long-term metabolic health outcomes.
What the research says
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Adults with overweight or obesity who have lost weight and then take anti-obesity medications lose an additional 8.68 kg on average during the maintenance phase compared to those taking a placebo, and their metabolic health improves.
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In adults with overweight or obesity who have already lost weight, anti-obesity medications significantly prevent weight regain and produce additional weight loss of approximately 8.68 kg over the maintenance phase compared to placebo, improving long-term metabolic health outcomes.
The brain reduces hunger signals and increases how many calories the body burns, causing fat stores to shrink even after weight loss has already happened.
What the research says
1 studyFor people who lost weight but are trying not to gain it back, taking these weight-loss pills helped them lose even more weight—about 8.7 kg more than those who took sugar pills—and kept their blood pressure and cholesterol better too.
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