After 48 weeks of treatment, participants receiving 8 mg and 12 mg doses experienced a mean body weight reduction of 22.8% and 24.2%, respectivelyan outcome comparable to bariatric surgery
Muscle Preservation With adequate protein intake, peptide therapy helps maintain lean muscle as you lose weight, unlike fad diets that often result in muscle loss alongside fat reduction
Linda Mellbin reports research support from Amgen AB and Bayer AG, and lecture/consulting fees from Amgen, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi
They assumed that the cost to the healthcare system for patients who received no treatment would be zero
Some individuals do fine at standard doses immediately
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