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Gastrointestinal adverse events were recorded in most studies but did not impact overall weight loss.
Practitioners should be aware of potential GI side effects but can consider semaglutide effective for weight loss despite these events.
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There were gastrointestinal adverse events recorded in most studies, but these did not seem to have an impact on the overall weight loss.
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The claim is based on a review of multiple studies.
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Semaglutide for the treatment of obesity – a review
Abubakar Bham et al. · World Family Medicine Journal /Middle East Journal of Family Medicine · 2021
DOI 10.5742/mewfm.2021.94116
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