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DOI: 10.1002/oby.23725 Other authors of the study include Junzheng Wang, Medical Sciences Office, Oxford University, Clinical Academic Graduate School, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom and Francois Venter, Ezintsha, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Findings Could Extend Beyond People With HIV Although the research focused on people with HIV-associated lipohypertrophy, the investigators believe the findings could have broader implications
Promising weight loss results : Early trials have shown significant weight loss
Cardiovascular benefits have been demonstrated in clinical trials, with specific agents showing reductions in major adverse cardiovascular events