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When a cardiologist's primary clinical mandate is preventing heart attacks and strokes, and a drug demonstrates 20% reduction in major cardiovascular events, that drug becomes a cardiovascular medicine rather than a metabolic medicine
SIBO is small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Expected 12-month results include 15 to 20% body weight loss (65 to 100+ pounds for a 400-pound person), 6 to 10 inch waist circumference reduction, transformative improvement in daily functional capacity, and resolution or significant improvement of multiple obesity-related conditions
BMJ, 2024, Vol 384, article: q642
This user started Wegovy at 245 lbs (111.1 kg) and has since lost 55 pounds (24.9 kg), bringing their weight down to 190 lbs (86.2 kg) in just five months