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As your dose adjusts, your appetite suppression deepens, calorie intake naturally declines, and weight loss compounds across the following months
In type 2 diabetes trials (the SUSTAIN program), Ozempic produced an average weight loss of around 4.5 kg to 6.5 kg (roughly 10 to 14 lbs) over 52 weeks, depending on the dose