"I have been on Wegovy for a year and a half, and have only lost 13 pounds. It's discouraging," Griffin said, despite her efforts with dieting and exercise.
"Different people have different responses; these drugs won't work the same for everyone who takes them," Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford observed, highlighting the varying effects of GLP-1 drugs.
Dr. Stanford explained that obesity is a brain disease, varying by individual and implying that metabolism and responses to treatment differ among patients.
Obesity experts suggest that up to 20 percent of patients may not lose weight on GLP-1 drugs, illustrating the unpredictable nature of their effectiveness.
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