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: used to treat obesity
anti-obesity drugs
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: designed or intended to prevent obesity or reduce the incidence of obesity
anti-obesity campaigns/programs
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There is little doubt that anti-obesity medicines like Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide (Wegovy) and Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide (Zepbound), which work by mimicking the gut hormone GLP-1 to suppress appetite, offer important health benefits.
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Jayasree K. Iyer, STAT, 7 June 2024
Food company Nestlé has announced plans to launch a line of frozen meals made especially for people taking a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, which includes diabetes and anti-obesity medications Ozempic and Wegovy.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
Quarterly sales of anti-obesity drugs surpassed $1.1 billion midway through 2023, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
There’s hope that more states will add Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity medications during the current state legislative session as budgets are discussed, Kate McEvoy, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, told Verywell.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 17 May 2024
Roche is one of several pharma companies racing to break the anti-obesity drug duopoly held by Ozepmic maker Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, which produces Zepbound and Mounjaro.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 16 May 2024
An August 2023 study found associative learning impairments caused by obesity can be restored with liraglutide, an anti-obesity medication also known as Saxenda or Victoza.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
The first group was prescribed semaglutide, while the second was prescribed anti-obesity drugs that weren’t GLP-1 receptor agonists.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
In 2003, Arkansas became the first state to send home BMI reports about all students as part of a broader anti-obesity initiative.
—Kavitha Cardoza, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Jayasree K. Iyer, STAT, 7 June 2024
Food company Nestlé has announced plans to launch a line of frozen meals made especially for people taking a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, which includes diabetes and anti-obesity medications Ozempic and Wegovy.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
Quarterly sales of anti-obesity drugs surpassed $1.1 billion midway through 2023, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
There’s hope that more states will add Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity medications during the current state legislative session as budgets are discussed, Kate McEvoy, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, told Verywell.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 17 May 2024
Roche is one of several pharma companies racing to break the anti-obesity drug duopoly held by Ozepmic maker Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, which produces Zepbound and Mounjaro.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 16 May 2024
An August 2023 study found associative learning impairments caused by obesity can be restored with liraglutide, an anti-obesity medication also known as Saxenda or Victoza.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
The first group was prescribed semaglutide, while the second was prescribed anti-obesity drugs that weren’t GLP-1 receptor agonists.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
In 2003, Arkansas became the first state to send home BMI reports about all students as part of a broader anti-obesity initiative.
—Kavitha Cardoza, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
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anti-obesity
adjective
an·ti-obe·si·ty
-ō-ˈbē-sət-ē 
: used to treat obesity : promoting the loss of excessive bodily fat
… anti-obesity drugs may inhibit energy intake, inhibit fat absorption, enhance energy expenditure or stimulate fat mobilization.—John Worobey, in Nutrition & Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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