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Semaglutide 2.4 mg once weekly significantly reduces body weight by approximately 15%, with simultaneous improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors and physical functioning in people with obesity.
Practitioners can consider semaglutide as an effective treatment option for weight loss in obese patients.
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Semaglutide 2.4 mg once weekly significantly reduces body weight by approximately 15%, with simultaneous improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors and physical functioning in people with obesity.
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New insights into the treatment of obesity
Matthias Blüher et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2023
DOI 10.1111/dom.15077
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