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Managing Weight With Wegovy®
If you're struggling with weight loss, you're not alone. Learn how Wegovy®, along with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity, can help adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related medical problems lose weight and keep it off.
Losing weight with Wegovy®*
Weight loss with Wegovy® has been measured in several medical studies. Take a look at the results from one of the studies that lasted about 1 year and 4 months (68 weeks).
The study included
Adults with either obesity or overweight with a weight-related medical condition
Adults were randomly placed into 2 groups
Everyone was instructed to follow a reduced-calorie diet and increase their physical activity.
The results showed
Adults taking Wegovy® lost more weight than those taking placebo.
Adults who took Wegovy® achieved on average 15% weight loss
~232 lb starting weight
Adults who took placebo achieved on average ~2.5% weight loss
~232 lb starting weight
What else did the results show?
Everyone is different, but let's dig deeper into the data to get some insight.
83% or about 8 in 10 adults achieved
5% or more weight loss with Wegovy®
compared with 31% taking placebo
66% or about 6 in 10 adults achieved
10% or more weight loss with Wegovy®
compared with 12% taking placebo
48% or about half of adults achieved
15% or more weight loss with Wegovy®
compared with 5% taking placebo
And that’s not all—some adults lost even more weight
About 1 in 3 adults achieved 20% weight loss
based on ~232 lb starting weight
30% of adults (about 1 in 3) taking Wegovy® lost 20% or more weight compared with 2% of adults on placebo. This result was not the primary goal of the study and should be considered as additional information.
Individual results may vary.
*Results are from a 68-week medical study of adults with either obesity (BMI ≥ 30) and adults with overweight (BMI ≥ 27) who also had weight-related medical problems, including high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Adults with type 2 diabetes were excluded. During the trial, 17% of adults in the Wegovy® group discontinued treatment compared with 22% of adults in the placebo group.
Discover your potential weight loss with Wegovy®†
Wondering what the study results discussed above might look like for you? See how much weight you could lose while taking Wegovy® along with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.
-10lb
–If you lose 5% of your current weight
-20lb
–If you lose 10% of your current weight
-30lb
–If you lose 15% of your current weight
-40lb
–If you lose 20% of your current weight
Your potential weight loss results are based on the study explained above.
Why 5%? In the study discussed above, 83% of adults taking Wegovy® lost 5% or more body weight, compared with 31% of adults taking placebo.
Why 10%? In the study discussed above, 66% of adults taking Wegovy® lost 10% or more body weight, compared with 12% of adults taking placebo.
Why 15%? In the study discussed above, adults on average achieved 15% weight loss while taking Wegovy®, compared with 5% of adults taking placebo.
Why 20%? In a supportive measure of the same study discussed above, ~30% of adults taking Wegovy® lost 20% or more weight compared with ~2% of adults taking placebo.
Talk to your health care professional about a goal weight that is healthy & realistic for you.
Health care professionals prescribe Wegovy® to help with losing weight and keeping it off in adults living with obesity and some with overweight and weight-related medical problems.
Benefits beyond the scale‡
While not approved to treat these conditions, adults taking Wegovy® experienced improvements in:
Waist size
Blood pressure
Cholesterol
Blood sugar
Some adults taking Wegovy® experienced an increase in resting heart rate.
‡Results are from a 68-week medical study of adults with either obesity (BMI ≥ 30) and adults with overweight (BMI ≥ 27) who also had weight-related medical problems, including high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Adults with type 2 diabetes were excluded. Both groups received instruction for a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.
Keeping the weight off with Wegovy®
Take a look at 2 more studies. One study measured weight change when adults taking Wegovy® either stayed on Wegovy® or switched to placebo.§ Another study followed weight maintenance in adults taking Wegovy® over the course of 2 years.‖
Why stay on Wegovy®?§
In a medical study that lasted about 1 year and 4 months (68 weeks), everyone took Wegovy® for the first 5 months (20 weeks) while also reducing calories and increasing physical activity.
At month 5 (week 20), adults were divided into 2 groups: One group continued taking Wegovy®, while the other group switched to placebo.
From month 5 through the end of the study, adults who stayed on Wegovy® continued to lose weight, while the adults taking placebo gained weight.
§This medical study included 902 adults with either obesity (BMI ≥ 30) or overweight (BMI ≥ 27) with at least 1 weight-related condition. Adults with type 2 diabetes were excluded. In the first 20 weeks, everyone started taking Wegovy®. Of these 902 adults, 803 were able to reach the 2.4-mg dose and were randomized to stay on Wegovy® (535 adults) or switch to placebo (268 adults). After week 20, 5.8% of participants taking Wegovy® discontinued treatment compared with the 11.6% taking placebo. Adults who continued taking Wegovy® lost an additional 7.9% of their body weight on average while those who switched to placebo gained 6.9% body weight on average. Everyone was instructed to follow a reduced calorie diet and increase their physical activity throughout the length of the study.
Adults taking Wegovy® achieved lasting weight loss in a separate 2-year medical study‖
Proven to maintain weight loss
- On average, adults taking Wegovy® lost ~15% of their body weight (~35 lb) vs 2.6% (~6 lb) for adults taking placebo
- The majority of adults taking Wegovy® (77%) lost 5% or more weight compared with 34% taking placebo
- Average starting weight for adults taking Wegovy® was ~233 lb, and for those taking placebo, it was ~235 lb
‖This 2-year medical study included 304 adults with either obesity (BMI ≥ 30) or overweight (BMI ≥ 27) with at least 1 weight-related medical condition. Adults with diabetes were excluded. Everyone received instruction for a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity. During the trial, 13% of participants taking Wegovy® discontinued treatment compared with 27% taking placebo.
In general, those who stopped taking Wegovy® regained weight
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