Obesity rates in the United States have seen a staggering increase over the past two decades, jumping from 30.5% to 41.9%. Most adults who attempt long-term diet and exercise fail.
This is the first guideline issued since diabetes medications were allowed to treat obesity, and is designed to help clinicians and their adult patients who are struggling to lose or maintain weight through lifestyle changes alone. Provides clear information.
Most adults who attempt long-term weight loss through diet and exercise fail. The American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) has released new evidence-based recommendations that strongly encourage the use of recently approved drugs in combination with lifestyle interventions in these obese patients.
The following drugs are first-line treatments that, when combined with a proper diet and regular exercise, produce moderate weight loss expressed as a percentage of body weight (reported as the difference from the weight loss observed in the placebo group). will be displayed).
List of the most effective prescription drugs for weight loss
- Semaglutide (Wegovy®), dose reduction: 10.8%
- Phentermine Topiramate ER (Qsymia®), weight loss: 8.5%
- Liraglutide (Saxenda®), dose reduction: 4.8%
- Naltrexone-Bupropion ER (Contrave®), Weight Loss: 3.0%
“These drugs treat biological diseases, not lifestyle issues,” says author Eduardo Grunvald, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of California, San Diego.
“Obesity is a disease that often does not improve in the long term with lifestyle interventions alone.
According to the study authors, “The optional use of medications to aid weight loss can improve weight-related complications such as joint pain, diabetes, fatty liver and high blood pressure.”
Over the past two decades, obesity rates in the United States have increased significantly from 30.5% to 41.9%.
In recent years, the treatment of obesity has changed.
“These guidelines are the first since diabetes drugs have been approved for the treatment of obesity and provide clear information for physicians and adults struggling to lose or maintain weight through lifestyle changes alone.” Perica Davitkov adds.
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