New medicine proved effective for weight loss, study says

A new study has shown that a new medication, which acts in a similar way to Ozempic and Wegovy, is effective for weight loss and reducing body measurements in adults with obesity. The news was published in November in the journal Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome.

THE work reviewed 18 studies that involved 1,029 participants in total. According to researchers, doses above 2 mg of survodutide, a dual agonist of glucagon and GLP-1 receptors, in a treatment of more than 16 weeks, can significantly reduce weight, body mass index (BMI) and circumference of the body. waist.

According to the study, participants who used survodutide lost, on average, 8.33 kg more than those in the control group. Furthermore, those who underwent treatment with the new molecule had a significant reduction in BMI, with an average decrease of 4.03 kg/m² more compared to the control group.

Finally, participants who used survodutide lost 6.33 centimeters compared to the control group. However, according to the analysis, the greatest effect on weight reduction and waist circumference was detected in interventions longer than 16 weeks and doses above 2 mg/week.

What is survoductide?

Survodutide acts in a similar way to semaglutide, the component present in medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy, both from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. As it is an agonist at glucagon and GLP-1 receptors, it acts directly on metabolic functions, and is being studied for the treatment of overweight or obese people and type 2 diabetes.

In phase 2 studies, which serve to evaluate the effectiveness of a substance or drug in a certain group of people with a specific disease or condition, survodutide led to reduction of body weight and to improvement in steatohepatitis associated with metabolic dysfunction (MASH) — an inflammation of the liver caused by excessive fat accumulation.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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