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The Data For Weight Loss Medications Just Keeps Pouring In.

The Data For Weight Loss Medications Just Keeps Pouring In.

Why the weight loss medications known as incretins are turning point in medical history.

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Feb 22, 2025
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“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

It always feels strange to quote Lenin, but when it comes to weight loss medications, it is hard not to feel that decades are happening right before our eyes.

For over 50 years, rates of those who are overweight or obese have been rising rapidly.

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