Is Semaglutide Safe For Weight Loss? Here Are Reasons Why It Just Might Be

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard of semaglutide—the new weight loss treatment that will soon hit the market. 

As someone who has been working in the field of weight loss drug development, I’ve wanted to test semaglutide out myself since my co-workers first told me about it. But will semaglutide be safe for weight loss?

Reasons

Here are six reasons why semaglutide could work well as an effective and safe solution to obesity.

Semaglutide is a once-weekly injection

Semaglutide is a once-weekly injection that is thought to have similar effects as Victoza and Byetta, with the benefit of being taken only once per week instead of twice per day. 

It has been shown to reduce appetite and cravings, which can help people stick to their diet more easily than ever before. The FDA also recently approved semaglutide in combination with metformin or sulfonylurea (both drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes) to manage blood sugar levels. 

A downside is that semaglutide will cost much more than other options: Some research suggests the drug will cost around $4,000-$5,000 per year for those who need both insulin injections and oral diabetes medications on top of it.

Semaglutide can help you lose up to 10% of your body weight

Semaglutide is a GLP-1 agonist that is injected once a day. It helps your body to feel fuller, eat less, and reduce hunger cravings between meals. Semaglutide can help you lose up to 10% of your body weight with the help of a healthy diet and exercise program that includes both aerobic and strength training exercises. 

The drug will not make you hungry or cause food addiction or dependence like some appetite suppressants do. You should also know that studies have shown no adverse cardiovascular effects from using semaglutide at doses up to 150 mg/day, which means this medication may be a good option for those who have other health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure.

Semaglutide is an FDA-approved medication

Semaglutide is an FDA-approved medication for the treatment of obesity and diabetes, with significantly fewer side effects than other anti-obesity drugs. 

It works by suppressing appetite and signaling fullness to the brain in response to food intake, which helps people eat less and leads to gradual weight loss over time.

Semaglutide has been studied in clinical trials

Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist that has been studied in clinical trials and found to have the ability to reduce appetite, induce satiety and promote weight loss in patients with obesity or an overweight BMI. It also helps increase basal metabolic rate which can lead to more calories being burned throughout the day.

Semaglutide is associated with some side effects

When taken as prescribed, semaglutide has a very low risk of side effects, but with any medication, some people may have adverse reactions. 

The most common side effect of semaglutide is nausea and vomiting which occurs in up to 1 in 10 people who take the drug. Other less common side effects include abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation, headache, dizziness, or fainting spells (syncope).

You should talk to your doctor before starting semaglutide

Semaglutide is a GLP-1 agonist that has been shown in clinical studies to result in clinically meaningful, durable weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors with an excellent safety profile across age groups, genders, and diabetes subtypes. 

But before starting semaglutide, you should talk to your doctor about the potential risks and benefits of the drug. They can help you determine whether or not this type of treatment is right for you.

Conclusion

If you’ve read about semaglutide, one of the newest weight loss medications, then you may have heard that it’s safer than many other options currently available. But what does safe mean? The word safe can have several different definitions, but it mainly refers to effectiveness and side effects. In this blog post, we’ll discuss why 6 people think semaglutide is safe for weight loss based on these two factors.