People want to provide obesity care to their employees, but they want to do it in a way that doesnt bankrupt them. For patients, it may just be too tough to stay on the medications indefinitely, the review found
GLP-1 medications work by slowing gastric emptying, so you feel full faster and longer
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In a 68-week head-to-head study, people on Wegovy lost roughly 16% of their body weight , versus about 6% for those on Saxenda
And in the randomized trials of these GLP-1 medications, about 14% to 38% of participants didn't achieve at least 5% weight loss
Semaglutide effects on beta-cell function in patients with type 2 diabetes