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Obesity drug a game-changer, can cut body weight by 20 per cent
Thursday February 11, 2021
A new drug for treating obesity that could cut body weight by up to 20 per cent has been described as a “game-changer” by researchers.
A stock image of a morbidly obese woman in Brisbane, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING
More than one-third (35 per cent) of people who took a new drug for treating the condition lost more than one-fifth of their total body weight, according to a global study involving researchers at University College London (UCL).
The findings are being hailed for their potential to improve the health of people…
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