Effects of liraglutide on appetite, food preoccupation, and food liking: results of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some weight loss medications, including liraglutide 3.0 mg, are thought to facilitate weight loss by improving appetite control. However, no studies have evaluated their long-term appetitive effects.

Subjects/methods

This study examined changes in appetite in a subsample of 113 adults with obesity (76.1% female, 55.8% white, BMI = 38.8 ± 4.8 kg/m²) who participated in a 52-week trial. Participants were randomized to intensive behavioral therapy alone (IBT-alone), IBT with liraglutide 3.0 mg/day (IBT-liraglutide), or IBT-liraglutide combined with a 12-week meal replacement diet (Multi-component). Participants rated their hunger, fullness after meals, liking of meals, and food preoccupation (all as experienced over the past week) using visual analogue sca

SUBMITTER: Tronieri JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6766432 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature