Weight-loss drugs better for slimming down than dieting, says expert

Those planning to slim down with a diet in the New Year may want to think again. 

An expert has now claimed that changing eating and exercise habits will never be as effective as weight-loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Ozempic.

University of Ottawa Professor Yoni Freedhoff, who has spent decades studying the best ways to slim down, compared data from lifestyle-based weight-loss trial Look Ahead to two trials of new slimming jabs. 

An expert has claimed that going on a diet and changing exercise habits will never be as effective as weight loss drugs such as Ozempic (file photo)

He has now cautioned that those expecting to roll out a huge improvement to their body shape through consuming less calories might be in for frustration.

'By and large, 4.7 percent of their absolute body weight and keeping it off for no less than four years.

Those in the hit preliminaries, be that as it may, kept off somewhere in the range of 10 and 25 percent of their body weight throughout the equivalent time period, contingent upon the sort of medication utilized.

'It's anything but something awful that we have drugs that convey improved results than way of life - as a matter of fact, it's breathtaking,' said Prof Freedhoff in an article for clinical news site Medscape.

[They] give not just decisively more noteworthy and more solid weight reduction than way of life mediations, they have additionally been displayed to altogether diminish the gamble for a steadily developing rundown of other clinical worries, including coronary episodes, strokes, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, rest apnoea, greasy liver sickness and that's only the tip of the iceberg, while conveying negligible gamble.'

Last year multiple in ten Brits set a fresh new goal to get in shape, with four out of five surrendering by the third seven day stretch of January.

Weight reduction drugs incorporate semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, and tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro.

Recently an arrangement was reported to carry out tirzepatide on the NHS. Almost a fourth of 1,000,000 individuals are supposed to be qualified for the medication in the New Year.