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Lastly, Tirzepatide works at the hunger center of your brain to dampen your appetite

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GLP-1 agonism: Reduces appetite, slows gastric emptying, promotes satiety GIP agonism: Enhances insulin secretion, may reduce GLP-1-related nausea Glucagon agonism: Increases hepatic glucose output control, drives thermogenesis and energy expenditure Phase 2 clinical trial data published in 2023 showed subjects lost an average of 24.2% of body weight over 48 weeks making it arguably the most potent weight-loss compound currently known

In the SURPASS-2 trial, tirzepatide 15 mg produced a weight loss of 11.2 kg compared with 5.7 kg for injectable semaglutide 1 mg over 40 weeks