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Game-changing obesity drugs go mainstream: what scientists are learning

Studies tackle who’s most likely to lose weight on the new generation of anti-obesity medications.
  1. Mariana Lenharo
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A new generation of drugs is revolutionizing the treatment of obesity and astonishing researchers with their potency. The drug semaglutide, for example, enabled one-third of clinical-trial participants to shed at least 20% of their body weight1. Tirzepatide, a competing therapy, achieved similar results in more than half of study participants2.

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Nature 618, 17-18 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01712-8

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