Weight Loss Drug Zepbound Could Lower Heart Failure Risks, Eli Lilly Says

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Weight Loss Drug Zepbound Could Lower Heart Failure Risks, Eli Lilly Says
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Eli Lilly ’s weight loss and diabetes injection tirzepatide—the active ingredient in Zepbound and Mounjaro —could improve symptoms of heart failure in patients with obesity, the company said Thursday, the latest findings suggesting the increasingly popular medications for weight loss and diabetes could have cardiovascular benefits.

Tirzepatide also resulted in an average weight loss of 15.7% in patients with and without type 2 diabetes, compared with 2.2% in a group that used a placebo.We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to 335-0739 or sign upto the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart failure was responsible for nearly 14% of all deaths in the U.S. in 2022.

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