Only HIV patients whose belly fat shrinks by at least 8% after taking this drug also get healthier-looking fat on scans — others don’t benefit in this way.

The fat gets healthier-looking on scans even if the amount of fat doesn’t change — the drug is improving the fat itself, not just shrinking it.

Even if your fat started out looking healthier or less healthy on the scan, the drug still made it denser — the effect doesn’t depend on where you started.

For HIV patients with belly fat who respond to this drug, the fat becomes denser and healthier-looking on scans after 6 months of treatment, even if the amount of fat doesn’t change much.

If the drug doesn’t shrink your belly fat by 8%, it won’t make your fat healthier-looking on scans — you have to respond to the drug for this benefit.

The same drug that reduces belly fat in HIV patients also makes the fat under the skin denser and healthier-looking on scans, even when the amount of fat doesn’t change much.