Cravings ‘like heroin withdrawal’: what happens when weight-loss drugs don’t work?

GLP-1 medications have been a gamechanger in the fight against obesity. But for a minority of patients, their impact is negligible. Why?

Cravings ‘like heroin withdrawal’: what happens when weight-loss drugs don’t work?

TL;DR

  • GLP-1 medications are a significant advancement in obesity treatment.
  • For a subset of patients, these drugs have a negligible effect.
  • The article investigates why these medications fail for some individuals.