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November 29, 2025 3 mins
Welcome back to Ozempic Weight Loss Unlocked, the podcast where we explore the latest breakthroughs in weight loss medications and metabolic health. I'm your host, and today we're diving into some fascinating developments that are reshaping the entire landscape of obesity treatment.

Let's start with some exciting news. Eli Lilly has just announced results from a Phase 2 trial of a groundbreaking new medication called eloralintide. This once-weekly injectable showed remarkable results, with participants losing between nine point five and twenty point one percent of their body weight over forty-eight weeks. For comparison, those on placebo only lost point four percent. What makes this particularly interesting is that eloralintide works differently than Ozempic and other popular medications. While those drugs mimic the gut hormone glucagon-like peptide one, eloralintide mimics a pancreas hormone called amylin. This difference in mechanism could be a game changer for people who don't respond well to existing treatments.

The trial involved two hundred sixty-three adults and showed improvements beyond just weight loss. Participants experienced better waist circumference, blood pressure, lipid profiles, and reduced inflammation markers. Some patients even saw improvements in conditions like hypertension, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis. The most common side effects were mild to moderate gastrointestinal symptoms and fatigue, which were dose-dependent. Eli Lilly plans to launch Phase Three clinical studies by the end of this year, and they're also exploring using eloralintide in combination with current glucagon-like peptide one medications.

Now, speaking of the broader landscape, the glucagon-like peptide one market is booming. Twenty twenty-five is shaping up to be the leading year for glucagon-like peptide one trial activity, with over sixteen point four percent of all trials happening right now. The United States leads with thirty-four point one percent of these trials, followed by China at twenty-seven point two percent. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk remain the main players driving innovation in this space.

However, listeners, not all recent news has been positive. Novo Nordisk's highly anticipated trials for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, showed no slowing of Alzheimer's disease progression. The two large trials called evoke and evoke plus involved over three thousand eight hundred people and ran for two years, but the results were disappointing. While glucagon-like peptide one drugs have shown protective effects in animal studies and some preventive benefits, halting neurodegeneration once it's already started appears to be a different challenge altogether. Researchers are still analyzing the data to see if there were any anti-inflammatory effects on the brain that might still prove valuable.

And here's one more thing to watch. Ozempic two point zero is reportedly in development, with initial tests showing an average weight loss of ten point five percent compared to just two point two percent with older formulations. This suggests pharmaceutical companies continue innovating to provide even more effective options for our listeners.

The key takeaway here is that weight loss medication science is evolving rapidly. We now have multiple mechanisms of action, combination therapies, and new formulations in the pipeline. What works best varies from person to person, which means having more options is genuinely beneficial.

Thank you so much for tuning in to Ozempic Weight Loss Unlocked. Please subscribe to stay updated on these incredible developments in metabolic health and weight loss science. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back to Ozempic weight Loss Unlocked, the podcast where
we explore the latest breakthroughs in weight loss medications and
metabolic health. I'm your host, and today we're diving into
some fascinating developments that are reshaping the entire landscape of
obesity treatment. Let's start with some exciting news. Eli Lilly
has just announced results from a phase two trial of

(00:20):
a groundbreaking new medication called a laurelintide. This once weekly
injectable showed remarkable results, with participants losing between nine point
five and twenty point one percent of their body weight
over forty eight weeks. For comparison, those on placebo only
lost point four percent. What makes this particularly interesting is

(00:40):
that ill relintide works differently than ozempic and other popular medications.
While those drugs mimic the gut hormone glucagon like peptide one,
ill relintide mimics a pancreas hormone called amelin. This difference
in mechanism could be a game changer for people who
don't respond well to existing treatments. The trial and involved
two hundred and sixty three adults and showed improvements beyond

(01:03):
just weight loss. Participants experienced better waste circumference, blood pressure,
lipid profiles, and reduced inflammation markers. Some patients even saw
improvements in conditions like hypertension, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis. The
most common side effects were mild to moderate gastrointestinal symptoms
and fatigue, which were dose dependent. A Lilly plans to

(01:27):
launch Phase three clinical studies by the end of this year,
and they're also exploring using eleerolentide in combination with current
gleekigan like peptid ie medications. Now, speaking of the brawl,
new cultural bio in most cases is badly a single
player of independent subsidiary. Twenty twenty five is shaping up

(01:47):
to be the leading year for glucagan like peptide one
trial activity, with over sixteen point four percent of all
trials happening right now. The United States leads with thirty
four point one percent of these trials, followed by China
at twenty seven point two percent. ELI Lilly and Novo
Nordisk remain the main players driving innovation in this space. However, listeners,

(02:10):
not all recent news has been positive. Novo Nordisk's highly
anticipated trials for semaglutide, the active ingredient in ozepic, showed
no slowing of Alzheimer's disease progression. The two large trials
called Evoke and Evoke plus, involved over three thousand, eight
hundred people and ran for two years, but the results
were disappointing. While gluk again like peptide one drugs, have

(02:33):
shown protective effects in animal studies and some preventive benefits,
halting neurodegeneration once it's already started appears to be a
different challenge altogether. Researchers are still analyzing the data to
see if there were any anti inflammatory effects on the
brain that might still prove valuable. And here's one more
thing to watch. Ozen Pic two point zero is reportedly

(02:55):
in development, with initial tests showing an average weight loss
of ten point five percent compared to just two point
two percent with older formulations. This suggests pharmaceutical companies continue
innovating to provide even more effective options for our listeners.
The key takeaway here is that weight loss medication science
is evolving rapidly. We now have multiple mechanisms of action,

(03:18):
combination therapies, and new formulations in the pipeline. What works
best varies from person to person, which means having more
options is genuinely beneficial. Thank you so much for tuning
in to a zepic weight loss Unlocked. Please subscribe to
stay updated on these incredible developments in metabolic health and
weight loss science. This has been a quiet please production.

(03:39):
For more check out quiet please dot ai
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