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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

Stopping weight loss jabs could leave users ‘worse off than before’

Individuals using obesity medications such as Mounjaro or Wegovy are likely to regain almost two-thirds of the weight they lose within a year of stopping the drugs, a new study suggests.

While this period of post-treatment weight gain is expected to plateau, patients typically manage to keep a quarter of the weight lost off.

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