Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight

GLP-1 drugs can help a wide spectrum of people lose weight, but their risks are likely justified for only a smaller subset of Americans. Reduce visceral fat, and these conditions can be prevented or even, in certain cases, treated. GLP-1 drugs are remarkably effective at reducing visceral fat. The strongest case for use of GLP-1s, then, is in people with excess visceral fat who have begun to suffer its consequences. GLP-1 drugs are not a panacea.