03/17/2026
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It’s extremely important to understand that when using GLP medications, the focus must be on lifestyle modification. This is not a “wonder drug” that will solve everything on its own.
As we eventually wean off the medication, maintaining your results will depend on continuing healthy habits—regular exercise, balanced nutrition, and an overall commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
New research is taking a closer look at what can happen a year or more after people stop taking GLP-1 medications.
A systematic review published in the journal eClinicalMedicine examined 48 studies that analyzed and predicted the outcomes of people who either had diabetes or were overweight or obese and took popular GLP-1 medications.
For people who stopped taking GLP-1 weight-loss medications, patients regained about 60% of the weight they lost within a year, according to the review's analysis.
When researchers used computer statistical modeling to see what could happen after more than a year off the medications, it suggested that those patients could regain about 75% of the weight they had lost.
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