Losing weight with Ozempic and similar drugs might have another unexpected benefit: a lighter bar tab.

About half of the participants reported drinking alcohol before they started the program.

And of these participants, 45% reported drinking less afterward.

People taking GLP-1 drugs and other anti-obesity medications might also feel less compelled to drink alcohol, research has found.

People taking GLP-1 drugs and other anti-obesity medications might also feel less compelled to drink alcohol, research has found.© Adermark Media via Getty

The teams findings werepublishedTuesday in the journalJama web link Open.

But it will take further research to know for sure, the researchers say.

Scientists elsewhere havestarted to conduct small trialsdirectly testing whether semaglutide can treat peoples alcohol use disorder.

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Identifying mechanisms for why these medications reduce alcohol use would also be very helpful, she added.

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