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Semaglutide, administered via weekly subcutaneous injection, produces significant weight loss (mean 14.9% reduction) and improves insulin resistance, hypertension, and glycemia in adults with obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m²).

Semaglutide is a weekly injection that helps you lose about 15% of your body weight and improves blood pressure and blood sugar. It works best when combined with a healthy diet and exercise. Common side effects like nausea are usually temporary. It is prescribed for people with a BMI of 30 or higher, or 27 or higher with health issues.

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Em Wilding et al. (2021) um Ensaio Clínico Randomizado (ECR), duplo cego, controlado com placebo, em 1961 adultos, com IMC acima de 30 kg/m², durante 68 semanas, foi demonstrado que os participantes em uso do medicamento apresentaram uma perda de peso média de 14,9% (-15,3 kg) do peso corporal inicial, em comparação com uma perda de 2,4% (-2,6 kg) observada no grupo placebo. Outros efeitos encontrados com o uso da semaglutida foram a melhora da resistência à insulina, redução da pressão arterial, e dos níveis de glicemia (Zhong et al., 2022).
Túlio Martins Freitas et al. · Revista Foco · 2024

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Based on a large, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial (Wilding et al., 2021).

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TERAPIAS FARMACOLÓGICAS PARA TRATAR OBESIDADE: ANÁLISE DE EFEITO E EFICÁCIA

Túlio Martins Freitas et al. · Revista Foco · 2024

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