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Evening Standard
Jane Kirby

People on fat loss jabs ‘put weight back on faster than traditional dieters’

Semaglutide (GLP-1) weight-loss drug Wegovy, made by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. Picture date: Wednesday October 16, 2024. - (PA Archive)

People on fat loss jabs need ongoing support, researchers have said, after a major study found they put all the weight back on much faster than traditional dieters.

Researchers from the University of Oxford discovered that people on drugs including semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) lose weight during treatment but, on average, regain it within 20 months of stopping the jabs.

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