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. 2024 Apr 1;184(4):341-342.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7733.

Body Composition in Anti-Obesity Medication Trials-Beyond Scales

Ank A Agarwal  1 , Aditya Narayan  1 , Fatima Cody Stanford  2   3
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Body Composition in Anti-Obesity Medication Trials-Beyond Scales

Ank A Agarwal et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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This Viewpoint contends that focusing only on weight loss as the primary weight medication end point is an inaccurate measure of medication efficacy for both patients and clinicians.

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