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John Elder

Women and men tread different paths to weight loss, say researchers

Men don't lose as much weight as women when prescribed the drug semaglutide. Photo: Getty

Sydney researchers have identified an oddity in weight loss, and they’re not sure how to explain it: women appear to lose more weight with weight loss drugs, whereas men tend to lose more weight with diets.

They found this oddity in data from three published clinical trials of weight loss drugs, and a previous meta-analysis on dieting.

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