The injection makes the waist smaller relative to the hips, giving a less 'apple-shaped' body and more 'pear-shaped' proportions.

People who took the drug ended up with a smaller waist compared to their hips — a sign their body fat shifted from the belly to less dangerous areas.

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

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.

This injection makes the waist smaller without changing fat on the arms, legs, or just under the skin.

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