Does liraglutide cause 8% body weight loss in non-diabetic patients?
What the Evidence Shows
Our analysis of the available research has found no direct evidence on whether liraglutide causes an 8% loss of body weight in people without diabetes. We examined one assertion related to this question, but that claim came with zero supporting studies and zero refuting studies [1]. So far, we have...
Evidence from Studies
Tolerability of nausea and vomiting and associations with weight loss in a randomized trial of liraglutide in obese, non-diabetic adults
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.149
Efficacy and Safety of Liraglutide 3.0 mg in Individuals With Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Basal Insulin: The SCALE Insulin Randomized Controlled Trial
DOI: 10.2337/dc19-1745
Differential impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for weight loss in the type 2 diabetic and non-diabetic populations.
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-026-12940-0
Update History
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