We Read The Studies. You Get The Short Version.
There is a lot of loud, confusing talk about weight loss drugs. Some of it is wrong. Some of it is people trying to sell you something. We try to be the boring, useful option.
How we check facts
Every number on this site comes from one of three places:
- A study printed in a science journal, where other scientists checked it first
- An official government health document
- The public record of a drug test
We follow a few rules on top of that:
- We name the test. A number with no test behind it is just a rumor.
- We wait for the real study. Drug companies often announce good news first. The full study comes later. We use the study.
- We say when a comparison is loose. These drugs were mostly tested apart from each other. So lining them up is a rough guide, not a race.
The rule that matters most
Two drugs tested in two different studies cannot really be compared. The people were different. The tests ran for different lengths of time.
We still show them side by side, because it helps. But we say every single time that it is not a fair fight.
What we will never do
These are firm rules. They will not change.
- We will not tell you how much to take. We say what amounts were used in tests, as a fact. We do not turn that into instructions.
- We will not point you to sellers. No shops, no links, no codes, no "research" websites. Drugs bought that way are not checked by anyone.
- We will not tell you what to do. Whether a drug is right for you needs a doctor who knows your health history.
- We will not run before-and-after photos. One person's story does not tell you what will happen to you.
Who pays for this
Nobody, so far. We take no money from drug companies, pharmacies, weight loss clinics, or supplement sellers. There is nothing for sale on this site.
If that ever changes, we will say so right at the top of this page, before we change anything else.
When we get it wrong
We will. When it happens, we fix the page and add a dated note at the bottom saying what we changed. We do not quietly edit numbers and pretend it never happened.
Found a mistake? Email fix@weightlossupdate.com. Tell us the page, and if you can, where the right answer comes from.
Who we are
A small team of writers. We are not doctors. We did not run any of these studies. We cannot examine you or look at your chart.
What we can do is read a long study and write down what it actually says. That is the whole job.
If you are thinking about trying one of these
Take this to a doctor. Some drugs on this site are still being tested and cannot be bought anywhere in the world.
Nothing on this site tells you to take a drug or to avoid one. No page here replaces a real visit with a real doctor.