Week 8 and Beyond: Steady Progress By the second month, many patients report more noticeable weight changes, changes in how their clothes fit, and changes in their overall energy levels
Improved training performance
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
Main benefits: Fat mobilizer: favors the metabolism and mobilization of lipids
One randomized controlled trial (RCT) found that exenatide (2 mg weekly for 6 weeks), when combined with a nicotine replacement therapy patch, reduced nicotine cravings, withdrawal symptoms, and post-cessation weight gain, and increased nicotine abstinence compared to placebo or nicotine replacement therapy alone, in individuals who had smoked for at least a year and consumed 10 cigarettes daily [21]
The SELECT trial, completed in 2023 with over 17,600 participants, showed a 20% reduction in cardiovascular events in patients with established cardiovascular disease and overweight or obesity without diabetes