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Ten operant conditioning boxes (30 25 30 cm, Coulbourn Instruments, USA) were utilized, each equipped with two nose-poke holes on one side and controlled by Graphic State Notation four software (Coulbourn Instruments, USA)
The team examined the effect of this variant on different types of lean mass, including appendicular lean mass, whole body fat-free mass, and trunk fat-free mass, as well as various measures of body fat, such as whole-body fat mass, trunk fat mass, trunk fat percentage, body fat percentage, and waist-to-hip ratio
The effect is usually indirect, caused by fatigue from caloric restriction, GI discomfort, or hormonal shifts from rapid weight loss
Weight regain is common once the medication is discontinued, indicating people may need to remain on these drugs to maintain weight loss
In comparison to placebo, liraglutide treatment reduced the prevalence of NAFLD by two-thirds, the amount of fat in the liver by 44%, visceral adipose tissue by 18%, and body weight by 5.2 kg (5.6%) (199)