The maximum weight reduction effect ranged from 4.25 kg (Liraglutide) to 22.6 kg (Retatrutide)
Rethinking Obesity: New Weight Loss Options and Their Costs New medications and surgeries can lead to significant weight loss, but they come at a cost
Large trials showed benefits that extended beyond weight alone
The study discovered that over 40,000 of the 70,000+ participants taking a GLP-1 drug, like Ozempic, quit within one year, and 42% of the participants stopped within nine months
Chronic low-dose cadmium exposure disrupts gut microbiota and lipid metabolism to induce liver injury
On tolerability, retatrutide's GI adverse event rate is higher than tirzepatide's at matched mechanistic dose, which is the tradeoff for the additional mechanism