The Claim

In obese, nondiabetic women with a mean age of 48 ± 11 years and a baseline BMI of 33.1 ± 4.1 kg/m², short-term treatment with exenatide at a dose of 10 μg twice daily for 16 weeks results in an average weight loss of 2.49 kg compared to placebo, with significant weight reduction detectable within 2 weeks.

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

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

Taking a drug called exenatide twice a day for about four months helps obese women who don’t have diabetes lose around 2.5 kilograms on average, and they start seeing results in just two weeks.

See the scientific wording

Short-term treatment with exenatide at a dose of 10 μg twice daily for 16 weeks causes an average weight loss of 2.49 kg in obese, nondiabetic women aged 48 ± 11 years with a baseline BMI of 33.1 ± 4.1 kg/m², compared to placebo, with significant weight reduction detectable within 2 weeks.

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 tested the exact same medicine and dose in similar women, and found they lost the same amount of weight, starting within 2 weeks, just like the claim says.

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