According to a CDC report, over 42% of Americans are obese as they have a BMI of 30 or above. Obesity and excess weight might also increase the risks of type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
A drug, semaglutide used to treat diabetes, helped people with obesity or excess weight reduce an average of 10 to 15 percent of their body weight in just 16 months.
A new study suggests that if the medicine was shot once a week, it increases insulin production and suppresses appetite.
Robert Kushner mentioned that many people who deal with diabetes or high blood pressure tend to improve when at least 10% of weight loss is reached.
FDA reviews it as a chronic weight management drug. It would be marked as the fifth prescription weight loss drug on the U.S. market if it got approved.
The study was conducted between the fall of 2019 and the spring of 2020 at 129 locations in 16 countries across Asia, North America, South America, and Europe.
The study included 1,961 people with obesity and excess weight with a body mass index(BMI) of 30 or above (or) with a body mass index of 27 or above with at least one weight-related problem.
No participants had type-2 diabetes at the beginning of the trial, but they had prediabetes or high blood sugar levels.
Two-thirds of the trial participants were given 2.4 mg of semaglutide, and the rest were given a placebo every week. The trial lasted for 68 weeks.
Participants were also given regular counseling sessions and were advised to do at least 150 minutes of physical activities. Food scales were also given to their mark progress.
Semaglutide might not be effective because, for all,
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