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The drug didn’t cause serious side effects in these patients — it was safe enough to use for up to a year.

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Effects of Tesamorelin, a Growth Hormone–Releasing Factor, in HIV-Infected Patients With Abdominal Fat Accumulation: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial With a Safety Extension

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2010 Mar

The study found that giving this drug daily for a year to HIV patients with belly fat didn’t cause any serious health problems, and they felt better without dangerous side effects.

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Effects of Tesamorelin, a Growth Hormone–Releasing Factor, in HIV-Infected Patients With Abdominal Fat Accumulation: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial With a Safety Extension

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DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181cbdaff

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The drug didn’t cause serious side effects in these patients, even after a year of daily injections.

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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.

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

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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.

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Doctors who didn’t know who got the real drug thought patients’ bellies looked better after treatment.

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