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Weight loss drugs generate tens of thousands of searches a month and an unusual volume of certainty in both directions. The evidence base has grown enough to say something more precise: GLP-1 receptor agonists produce clinically meaningful weight reduction for most people who take them, deliver cardiovascular and metabolic benefits beyond weight itself, and come with real trade-offs around cost, muscle loss and discontinuation.
- Average weight reduction in the mid-teens as a percentage of body weight, with wide individual variation.
- Reduced major cardiovascular events in patients with existing risk, independent of how much weight was lost.
- Improvements in sleep apnoea, joint pain and markers of liver disease in several sub-populations.
- High discontinuation rates in real-world use — cost and gastrointestinal side effects dominate.
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