People who took the drug ended up with a smaller waist compared to their hips — a sign their body fat shifted from the belly to less dangerous areas.

The injection makes the waist smaller relative to the hips, giving a less 'apple-shaped' body and more 'pear-shaped' proportions.

The drug shrinks the fat around the torso and makes the waist smaller, but doesn’t change the fat on the arms, legs, or just under the skin — meaning it targets only the dangerous internal fat.

The drug doesn’t make you lose fat from your skin or your arms and legs — it only targets the fat deep inside your belly, which is the kind that’s most dangerous.

A daily injection called tesamorelin helps HIV patients with a big belly lose nearly 11% of their dangerous internal belly fat in six months, while those getting a fake shot don’t lose any.

If HIV patients keep taking the injection for a full year, they lose even more belly fat inside their abdomen—about 18% total.