Alan Carr to try weight loss wonder drug after putting on three stone during lockdown
Alan, 44, wants to sample semaglutide, which has been heralded as a “game changer” in tackling obesity, after enjoying too much banana bread
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Alan Carr wants to be first in line to try the new drug (Image: ITV)
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Weekly injections of an appetite suppressant combined with a healthy lifestyle helped almost 2,000 overweight adults lose up to a fifth of their bodyweight in a recent trial.
In research funded by Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk, a 2.4mg dose of semaglutide was found to encourage significant weight loss in 1,961 people with a body mass index of at least 30.
This is a game-changer in the amount of weight loss it causes
Prof Rachel Batterham, University College London
The double-blind trial, where half the subjects were given a placebo, saw an average change of 15 per cent in bodyweight in those who took the drug, compared with just 2.4 per cent in those who just changed their lifestyle.