Or theyll say: Ill eat whatever I want over Christmas and then, in January, Ill take these drugs to lose weight. More worryingly, theres evidence many patients are taking these drugs without proper prescriptions
It is indicated for the management of diabetes, not obesity, says Kais Rona, MD, a bariatric surgeon at MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA
It supports cardiovascular health The study: One trial of adults with obesity showed that the combination of exercise and a GLP-1 reduced metabolic syndrome severity, abdominal obesity and cardiovascular inflammation more than a GLP-1 or exercise alone
Pi-Sunyer X, Astrup A, Fujioka K et al (2015) A randomized, controlled trial of 30 mg of liraglutide in weight management