By comparison, people taking injectable Wegovy lost 14.9% in 68 weeks, and people taking oral Wegovy lost 13.6% in 64 weeks
Cartilage tear The cartilage the rubbery padding that goes around the rim of the shoulder joint can get damaged from repetitive motions, overextending, falls, or intense force to the shoulder
In the SURMOUNT-4 trial, participants who stopped Mounjaro after 36 weeks regained around 14% of their body weight over the following year, but still kept around 10% weight loss compared to baseline
New blood vessel growth could theoretically support tumor growth
Trey Wickham, interim chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia, was not involved in the study but shared his reaction to the publication in the journal Cell
Some people with excess fat mass also have low muscle mass and these individuals may not be able to afford the loss of muscle mass