Obesity rates are down. Is that because of weight-loss drugs?
In addition, the decline in overall obesity rate reported by the CDC isn’t the first such drop. Between 1999 and 2018, the NHANES results found two instances of slight decreases in obesity rates and two dips in severe obesity rates. These falls were followed by steady increases in both categories.
Are Weight-Loss Drugs Contributing to a Fall in the Obesity Rate?
Results from a recent survey have prompted questions about the influence of GLP-1s on the obesity rate of U.S. adults.
Lilly to test obesity drugs to treat addiction in 2025
Eli Lilly and Co. will begin studies to see if its blockbuster weight-loss medicines are also effective at controlling addictive behaviors like alcohol abuse, smoking and drug addiction, Chief Executive Officer Dave Ricks said.
Lilly CEO predicts obesity-treatment Zepbound will become drugmaker’s top drug by 2025
David Ricks told a lunch audience at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., that Zepbound could quickly become the most popular drug in the 148-year-old company’s history.
Lilly to Test Obesity Drugs to Treat Addiction in 2025, CEO Says
Eli Lilly & Co. will begin studies to see if its blockbuster weight-loss medicines are also effective at controlling addictive behaviors like alcohol abuse, smoking and drug addiction, Chief Executive Officer Dave Ricks said.
What can't weight-loss meds do? Eli Lilly is going to test Zepbound as a treatment for addiction
Eli Lilly (LLY), the pharma giant that produces the popular weight-loss drug Zepbound, said it plans to test the blockbuster drug as a treatment for alcohol and drug addiction starting next year.
Will Eli Lilly's blockbuster obesity drug be available in India in 2025?
Tirzepatide had received approval in a single-dose prefilled pen format in January 2024 for use as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, provided
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