A study conducted by a team of Chinese researchers from the Popolo Hospital of the University of Beijing, published on BMC Medicinefollowed beyond 2,400 people who had taken drugs against obesity, like Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1s. Objective? Understand what happens after the suspension of the drug.
The results are clear: After just 8 weekspeople had already resumed on average 1.5 kg. After 12 weeks, the kilos become 1.8. And at 20 weeks you go up to 2.5 kg. Don’t it seem so much? Perhaps. But the point is not the quantity, it is the trend: the weight Back to go up regularlyuntil it stabilizes – after about six months – on a higher level, however, than the minimum reached during the therapy.
Even those who continued to follow Balanced diets, regular training or food coachingwas unable to avoid the rebound effect. Which, let’s face it, is quite discouraging.
The body “remembers” the old weight and does everything to go back
Losing weight is not just a matter of calories. When we lose weight, our body interprets it as a threat, a sort of “famine”. And reacts.
This happens:
And to make matters worse, ours adipose tissue has a kind of memory: tends to “remember” the starting weight and tries to bring us back there, even after months.
In short: it is not a question of willpower. It is our body that works against usin an attempt to “protect us” from what he perceives as a threat.
Ozempic works, but it is not a definitive care
Traffic semaglutide drugs work well, and this study confirms it. Until you take them, Hunger falls, the weight goes down, you feel better. But as soon as you stop them, everything changes. It’s a bit like glasses: if you are shortsighted, see well only as long as I wear them. Remove them does not heal you. With Ozempic, it’s the same.
And this raises an important question:
These are questions concerning, but also doctors, pharmaceutical companies and health systems.
In the meantime, the research is working on new combinations of drugs that could reduce the appetite even more or Make the rebound effect less marked. But it will take time.
Obesity: just blame
There is another important message that this study leaves us :.
It is not just a matter of “eating too much” or “don’t move enough”. Is one chronic disease Complex, which involves brain, intestine, hormones, emotions and environment.
Yes, the lifestyle matters. But alone, and in some cases not even makes the difference. If we continue to make those who are overweight feel guilty, we will do nothing but worsen the situation. Instead serves A more human, scientific and realistic vision of the problem.
Drugs like Ozempic represent a concrete hope For many people, but they are not a magic wand. I am instruments Useful, to be used with awareness, within a wider and more personalized path. And above all: they must be thought of, but as part of long -term management of obesity.
Because the body does not forget. And go back, if you don’t accompany it.
