Disclaimer: Weight loss results vary from person to person
While this result was widely expected, it does define a new era of competitiveness and serves as a harbinger of things to come in a market that will become much more crowded, as numerous competitors are lining up to claim their share of the obesity opportunity
"One mom asked a question about taking it, and there were like 200 replies of women saying, I took it, and I lost 50 pounds, and I had no side effects.' She said she asked her doctor a month ago if he could prescribe her a brand-name injectable to help her get back to her 118-pound pre-baby body, but she didnt have much luck
Less common effects: Nausea or mild stomach discomfort
Their primary mechanism involves mimicking the natural GLP-1 hormone, which plays a crucial role in regulating blood Keeping the Weight Off: Your Guide to Thriving After GLP-1 Weight Loss Congratulations
"I think the manufacturers were open to this partly for political reasons, but also it was just going to expand their patient population dramatically," said Geoffrey Joyce, a health economist and director of health policy at the USC Schaeffer Center