In non-diabetic obese adults with subclinical binge eating, liraglutide for 12 weeks significantly improved binge eating.
In plain wordsIn obese adults with some binge eating, liraglutide for 12 weeks was linked to less binge eating.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseBinge eating score
- Study
n = 44
- Comparator
- Control group (standard diet and exercise advice only)
- Outcome group
- Appetite and food intake · Mental health and mood
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 12 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Participants who received liraglutide showed significant improvement in binge eating, accompanied by reduction in body weight, BMI, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose and total cholesterol.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Forty-four obese BE participants (mean age: 34±9 years, BMI: 35.9±4.2kg/m(2)) were randomly assigned to intervention or control groups for 12 weeks.
All participants received standard advice for diet and exercise.