How a once-a-week shot helps people lose weight and protect their heart
Semaglutide as a GLP-1 Agonist: A Breakthrough in Obesity Treatment
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This medicine tricks your brain into feeling full faster and slows down your stomach, so you eat less and lose weight. It also helps your heart work better and lowers your chance of a heart attack or stroke.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
This medicine tricks your brain into feeling full faster and slows down your stomach, so you eat less and lose weight. It also helps your heart work better and lowers your chance of a heart attack or stroke.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 51 / 5
Evidence Score
Based on clinical experience or non-systematic literature reviews. The lowest level of evidence as they are most susceptible to bias and personal perspective.
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Salvador R, Moutinho CG, Sousa C, Vinha AF, Carvalho M, Matos C
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Semaglutide helps people who are overweight or obese lose weight by making them feel less hungry and slowing down how fast food leaves their stomach.
People with obesity and another health issue who got a weekly shot of semaglutide plus behavioral therapy lost about 17 kg on average after a year and a half — way more than those who got a placebo.
Taking a weekly shot called semaglutide 2.4 mg helps people who are overweight and have prediabetes lose a lot of weight—about 15 kg in a year—and even after stopping the shot, they still keep off nearly 9 kg. This also helps stop them from developing full-blown diabetes.