Weight loss drugs aren't the be-all and end-all

Weight loss drugs aren't the be-all and end-all

Comment: With obesity rates in New Zealand amongst the highest in the world, media and public interest in anti-obesity drugs is unsurprising. GLP-1 receptor agonists, now available in this country, are effective at achieving weight loss. But there are a number of caveats to their widespread use. Recent release of the World Health Organization guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for treating obesity has confirmed obe…