Diabetes Drug Semaglutide Aids Weight Loss in People With Obesity
Shutterstock (2) A medication approved to treat type 2 diabetes may help people with obesity lose 10 to 15 percent of their body weight — an amount that healthcare professionals say could help reduce the risk for serious chronic illnesses. Semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Rybelsus, helped most people with obesity in a clinical trial lose at least 10 percent of their body weight, and more than half of them reduced their weight by at least 15 percent, according to the study results, which were published in February 2021 in the The study focused on a once-weekly injection o...
Source: everydayhealth.com