Weight-loss drug benefits to heart ‘significant’

According to a new trial, a weight-loss drug has been proven to also reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

The producers of Wegovy, Novo Nordisk, say its latest study shows the drug cuts the risk of a cardiovascular event in overweight people with heart disease by 20 per cent.

While the findings have yet to be fully reviewed, experts have agreed the results are potentially significant.

The drug, which is applied through the use of a weekly injection, was approved for weight loss in the NHS in England in June.  It tricks people into thinking they’re already full so they end up eating less and losing weight.

The drug was approved for NHS use after research suggested users could shed more than 10 per cent of their body weight.

The full details of the trial will not be released until later this year, making it difficult to fully assess the claims being made, but Professor Stephen O’Rahilly from the University of Cambridge, said the long-awaited results “do not disappoint”.

“The obvious conclusion of these findings is that we should view obesity as a medical condition, like high blood pressure, where effective and safe drug therapy can contribute to reducing serious adverse health outcomes.”

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