Previous Presentation: Presented as a poster abstract at the 13th Annual Public and Community Psychiatry Symposium
They might play an integral role in obesity-related disease management in conjunction with long-standing options such as diet, lifestyle modification and bariatric surgery
However, the weight loss side effect has been shown to benefit people without type 2 diabetes as well
Malone JI, Lowitt S, Salem AF, et al
the Take-Away A new class of diabetes and weight-loss drugs is drawing attention from researchers, and the early data on opioid addiction may be the most compelling signal yet
Prescription weight-loss drugs are generally recommended for people with: A body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher (thats a measure of body fat based on your height and weight) A BMI of 27 or higher with weight-related health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol But BMI isnt always the most accurate measurement