After 64 weeks, people on the Wegovy pill lost an average of 13.6 percent of their starting body weight, compared with 2.2 percent for the placebo
Arch Intern Med 2006
The Bridge is a CMS demonstration that works around that exclusion for now
Tirzepatides current NICE recommendation is framed differently, with prescribing and review guided by eligibility criteria and NHS England commissioning arrangements rather than the same 2-year statement
You start with a 0.6 mg dose for the first week to help your body adjust to the medication
In practice, this means filling roughly half your plate with vegetables, a quarter with protein (chicken, fish, eggs, beans, lentils, tofu, or Greek yoghurt), and a quarter with complex carbohydrates (wholegrain bread, brown rice, oats, potatoes, or quinoa)