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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Dave Owen & Peter Hennessy

'Game changer' new weight loss injection helps people lose more than 20 percent of their body weight

People suffering with obesity could be helped to lose more than 20 percent of their body weight with an injection. A study has been undertaken into a drug which is normally used to treat patients with diabetes.

Experts have hailed the drug as a "game-changer" for those struggling to lose weight and desperate to improve their overall health. Tirzepatide and was the subject of a 72-week trial in the USA carried out by international medical researchers, Daily Record reports.

Their findings have now been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The report outlines how a weekly dose of the drug appears to result in significant weight loss.

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