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Four key questions on the new wave of anti-obesity drugs

Scientists want to know who will benefit most, what the long-term effects might be and whether the treatments will change views on obesity.
  1. McKenzie Prillaman

    1. McKenzie Prillaman is a freelance science journalist in Washington DC.

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It’s rare to find a product so successful that its makers stop advertising it. But that’s what happened to the weight-loss drug Wegovy in May. In the United States, where prescription drugs can be advertised, developer Novo Nordisk pulled its television adverts because it couldn’t keep up with demand.

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Nature 620, 28-30 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02445-4

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