TheWorld Obesity Federationhas warned that by 2035 approximately 4.4 billion people globally will be classified as obese. This would lead to a predicted $4.32 trillion burden on global economies and consequences for healthcare systems comparable to the impact of Covid-19 in 2020. Studies have ...
"It seems like there isn't really anything comparable out at the present time," Buettner said, with the exception of Mounjaro, which iscurrently approved for diabetesbut expected to be approved for weight loss soon. OzempicandWegovyare both relatively new on the market, and have rare, mor...
These drugs may be heralded asgamechangerswhen it comes to getting people to lose weight, but several trials have shown clear weight regain when treatment is withdrawn. For example, participants who withdrew once-a-week treatment with Wegovy in the internationalStep-1 trial, regained more than h...
Greater adherence to these drugs, such as Wegovy, which make you feel fuller faster and longer, is associated with greater weight loss. So why do people not persist with it? Actually, it's not that unusual. Not persisting with medication is a well known phenomenon with other conditions, suc...