The Claim

In obese adults, a 5-week intervention with daily liraglutide 3.0 mg results in a placebo-subtracted weight loss of 2.7%, with significant reductions in body weight, BMI, waist circumference, fasting glucose, and LDL cholesterol, along with observed trends toward reduced caloric and fat intake.

Source: Longer‐term liraglutide administration at the highest dose approved for obesity increases reward‐related orbitofrontal cortex activation in response to food cues: Implications for plateauing weight loss in response to anti‐obesity therapies

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Cause and effect
1 study reviewed
In plain English

If you're an obese adult, taking a daily injection of liraglutide for 5 weeks might help you lose about 2.7% more weight than if you took a fake pill, and it could also lower your blood sugar, bad cholesterol, and waist size — plus you might naturally eat less fat and fewer calories.

See the scientific wording

In obese adults, 5 weeks of liraglutide 3.0 mg daily causes a placebo-subtracted weight loss of 2.7%, significantly reducing body weight, BMI, waist circumference, fasting glucose, and LDL cholesterol, with trends toward reduced caloric and fat intake.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Longer‐term liraglutide administration at the highest dose approved for obesity increases reward‐related orbitofrontal cortex activation in response to food cues: Implications for plateauing weight loss in response to anti‐obesity therapies

    The study gave obese adults liraglutide for 5 weeks and found they lost 2.7% more weight than those on placebo, with better blood sugar and cholesterol, just like the claim says.

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