The Claim

In non-diabetic adults with overweight or obesity, once-weekly administration of semaglutide at a dose of 2.4 mg over 68 weeks leads to improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors, including reductions in systolic blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, fasting glucose, and lipid levels, compared to placebo, with greater reductions in inflammation as indicated by C-reactive protein levels.

Source: Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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Cause and effect
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Taking a weekly semaglutide shot (2.4 mg) for about a year and a half can help lower blood pressure, blood sugar, bad cholesterol, and body-wide inflammation in adults with extra weight but no diabetes—better than a placebo.

See the scientific wording

In non-diabetic adults with overweight or obesity, once-weekly semaglutide at 2.4 mg improves cardiometabolic risk factors including systolic blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, fasting glucose, and lipid levels over 68 weeks compared to placebo, with greater reductions in inflammation as measured by C-reactive protein.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.

    The study tested the same drug, dose, and type of people described in the claim, and found that it improved heart and metabolic health, which supports the claim.

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