Leaders question whether covering high-profile weight-loss drugs could mean scaling back spending elsewhere
carried out two 12-week studies offering different results: the first study showed that liraglutide was superior to metformin in reducing body weight, BMI, and WC [57], while in the second study, both the treatments proved to be equally effective with no differences between the groups [58]
This is not merely a consequence of feeling better about weight loss
The 72-week STEP UP trial was a randomised, double-blinded, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, superiority trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide 7.2 mg with semaglutide 2.4 mg and placebo as an adjunct to lifestyle intervention
Healthy Habits That Benefit Older Adults Using GLP-1 Drugs While GLP-1s and similar medications can be effective tools to help people manage type 2 diabetes and obesity, theyre not enough on their own, nor are they one-size-fits-all, says Kristen Smith, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who is based in Atlanta
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