A New Obesity Definition Because BMI is such a flawed metric, the Lancet Commissionmade up of 58 experts from multiple medical specialties and countriesin 2025 recommended redefining overweight as preclinical obesity. 5 And earlier this year, the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) released a new obesity definition that includes many people who previously would have been considered overweight
Based on available clinical data, retatrutide produced significantly greater weight loss (-24.2% at 48 weeks) than semaglutide (-16.0% at 68 weeks) in their respective trials
It cannot be legally prescribed or purchased outside of clinical trials, and there is no brand name or FDA decision date
The two primary reasons for stopping were cost or insurance coverage limitations and side effects
This finding reflects an absolute risk reduction of 2% over 3 years, added Dr
Participants will hear from a group of US academic centers with long and productive research partnerships with individuals and institutions in China and discuss current opportunities and challenges
