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What is Placebo?

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Placebo

A placebo is an inactive treatment, such as a shot with no drug, used in trials to compare against the real medicine.

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In plain words

In the major GLP-1 weight trials, both groups got diet and activity counseling.

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Why it matters

The placebo number keeps projections honest about what lifestyle change alone achieved in the same trial.

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A placebo is an inactive treatment, such as a shot with no drug, used in trials to compare against the real medicine.

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