The Claim

In obese, nondiabetic women, exenatide treatment leads to an average reduction of 1.68 cm in waist circumference over 16 weeks, suggesting a decrease in abdominal adiposity independent of lifestyle intervention.

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

What the research says

Supports is higher

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

Supports
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Quantitative
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In plain English

Taking a drug called exenatide for 16 weeks helps obese women who don’t have diabetes lose about 1.7 cm from their waist, even if they don’t change their diet or exercise.

See the scientific wording

Exenatide treatment reduces waist circumference by 1.68 cm on average over 16 weeks in obese, nondiabetic women, indicating a reduction in abdominal adiposity independent of lifestyle intervention.

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 the same medicine (exenatide) in the same kind of people (obese women without diabetes) and found it reduced waist size, which supports the claim.

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