Engaging in regular resistance exercise and maintaining adequate dietary protein intake are generally recommended alongside any weight-loss intervention to help preserve lean mass consistent with NICE obesity management guidance (CG189)
The 24.2% average weight loss exceeds what any other medication offers, and for those with substantial weight to lose, this difference becomes clinically meaningful
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Clinical research also shows that some neuroimaging features observed in people with obesity resemble those seen in people with addiction, says Lorenzo Leggio, MD, PhD, clinical director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and corresponding author of the JES paper
79 However, the FDA revised its guidance in 2020, moving toward a risk-based approach in which the need for a cardiovascular outcome trial is determined based on the drugs characteristics, safety profile, and existing cardiovascular risk data