A study by Asan Medical Center found that people who took weight-loss medication and later regained weight were more than four times as likely to have suicidal thoughts. The research also linked weight-loss medication use with higher rates of depression and suicide-related indicators. It analyzed 27,741 adults from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2013 and 2022.
gettyimagesbank
People who have taken weight-loss medication and regained weight afterward were more than four times as likely to have suicidal thoughts, highlighting mental health concerns tied to the medications.
According to a study by a research team at Asan Medical Center on Sunday, people who took weight-loss medication were 1.9 times more likely to experience depression and 2.7 times as likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who had not.
The team analyzed data on 27,741 adults, including 10,908 men and 16,833 women, drawn from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2013 and 2022.
