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Obesity is complex, and is becoming widely recognised as a lifelong, chronic, relapsing disease. We can get better at management, but we haven’t found a cure, Wegovy included - Jason Halford

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It may be the most effective anti-obesity drug yet – but even Wegovy is no ‘wonder cure’

These drugs are so effective because they address one of the many complex causes of obesity. When we eat, our bodies usually release “satiety hormones” to make us feel full. But in people living with obesity this doesn’t always happen, which can result in uncontrolled hunger and a heightened responsiveness to food. Prolonged restriction of food – also known as dieting, something most people living with obesity will face pressure to do – can further weaken that satiety hormone response. Wegovy contains the satiety hormone GLP1, which steps in where the body’s hormones may have failed, boosting sensations of fullness, suppressing reward-driven eating and increasing feelings of control.

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 It may be the most effective anti-obesity drug yet – but even Wegovy is no ‘wonder cure’

I’ve seen all kinds of “wonder cures” come and go. Some were withdrawn due to serious side-effects; most have had only a relatively modest effect on people’s body mass. But now a new generation of medications has arrived, based on a better understanding of the biological underpinnings of obesity. While previous pharmaceutical treatments resulted in weight loss of 5-10%, clinical trials of this new wave of drugs are reporting initial weight loss of 15-20%.

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WEGOVY® (semaglutide) injection 2.4 mg is an injectable prescription medicine that may help adults and children aged ≥12 years with obesity (BMI ≥30 for adults, BMI ≥ 95th percentile for age and sex for children), or some adults with excess weight (BMI ≥27) (overweight) who also have weight-related medical problems to help them lose weight and keep it off.

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