India, Jan. 9 -- People tend to regain weight rapidly after stopping weight-loss drugs-often faster than after ending behavioural weight loss programmes-according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis by researchers at the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, published recently in The BMJ.

The findings come amid real-world data showing that nearly half of people discontinue GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment within 12 months. This also follows the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issuing quality standards recommending at least one year of post-treatment support, according to the University of Oxford.

For newer medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, weight...