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Weight-loss drug can reverse heart failure symptoms, study finds

• andreareina 3y ago
  ... in overweight people, probably driven by the +10 percentage points of weight lost compared to control. The biggest panaceas we have are (a) not having excess fat, (b) having adequate strength/muscle mass, and (c) a high level of cardiovascular function (which is also improved by losing weight). Even if obesity is caused by a lack of discipline (and I don't buy that in the general case) let's get these people on GLP-1 agonists like semaglutide (assuming they tolerate it well of course).