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The line you quoted: > Those receiving weekly injections of semaglutide lost, on average, 14.9% of their body weight after 16 months of treatment; those who re
by __blockcipher__ 4y ago
The line you quoted:
> Those receiving weekly injections of semaglutide lost, on average, 14.9% of their body weight after 16 months of treatment; those who received a placebo lost 2.4% on average.
Doesn't really have anything to do with the question about lifestyle changes. That question basically centers around whether the 14.9% weight loss occurred independent of or as a result of lifestyle changes downstream from the semaglutide.
- djur 4y agoTo the extent that lifestyle changes include "not eating as much", it seems self-evident that the weight loss was the result of lifestyle changes. A drug that makes it easier to stick with a diet is a huge deal!