A drug which suppresses a person's hunger could help very obese Americans lose up to 22 percent of their weight, a trial finds.More than 1,900 people — mostly women — who weighed about 231lbs each were given weekly injections of the drug Tirzepatide for a year and four months.Those who got the highest dose — 15 milligrams (mg) — shed around 52lbs during the study period. But even those who got the lowest dose — 5mg — shed as much as 16 percent of their body weight or 35lbs.
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