People who stop taking weight-loss injections regain the weight they lost in under two years, faster than with any other weight-loss approach, a major study shows. The analysis, led by researchers at the University of Oxford and published in the BMJ, reviewed 37 studies involving more than 9,000 participants using GLP-1 agonist drugs. On average, participants regained weight at a rate of 0.4kg per month after stopping treatment, returning to their original weight within about 1.7 years. Weight regain occurred nearly four times faster than after behavioural programmes such as diet and exercise plans. Researchers also found that improvements in blood pressure and cholesterol reversed within 1.4 years. Experts stress the findings reflect obesity as a chronic condition and highlight the need for long-term support alongside medication, a view echoed by Diabetes UK, the Obesity Health Alliance and the NHS.
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