New study finds that stopping weight-loss drugs is linked to faster regain than ending diet programmes

Published on January 8, 2026

People tend to regain weight rapidly after stopping weight-loss drugs - and faster than after ending behavioural weight loss programmes - according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis from researchers in Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, published in The BMJ today.
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