Obesity treatment injections change the taste of food...It's more sweet and salty
Sep 17, 2025
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The research team at Bayreuth University in Germany published these findings in the international journal `Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism' and presented them at the annual meeting of the European Diabetes Association in Vienna, Austria.
The research team surveyed 411 people who were administering the drug and found that about 1 in 5 people had increased sensitivity to sweetness and salty taste.
Of the subjects who participated in the study, 69.6% were women, 148 people took Ozempic, 217 people in Hugo, and 46 people in Mountaineer. The average duration of administration was 43 weeks for Ozempic, 40 weeks for Hugo Bee, and 47 weeks for Mountaineer.
Overall, 21% said the food felt sweeter, while 22.6% said it felt salty.
In particular, 26% of people who took Hugo Bee said the food felt saltier than before, higher than Ozempic (16.2%) and Maunzaro (15.2%).
The increase in sensitivity to sweetness was similar at 21.7% in Maunzaro, 21.6% in Ozempic, and 19.4% in Hugo ratio.
The research team said "These drugs can act on taste cells and the brain's compensation system to slightly change the intensity of taste, which can also affect appetite.", he explained.
In fact, 58.4% of the participants said they had decreased appetite overall, with 54.4% taking Hugo Bee, 56.5% taking Mountaineer, and 61.2% taking Ozempic. 66.8% of respondents said they felt full faster after eating, 63.1% of the respondents said they felt fuller after eating, and 58.8% of the Olympics.
In addition, in this study, it was analyzed that there was a clear relationship between changes in taste and appetite and satiety.
Those who felt the sweetness more strongly were twice as likely to feel full faster after eating, their cravings for food were reduced by 85%, and their appetite was also reduced by 67%. Those who felt the salty taste more strongly were also more than twice as likely to feel full faster.
Considering dosage, age, and sex, the average BMI reduction rate was similar at 17.4% for Ozempic, 17.6% for Hugo ratio, and 15.5% for Mountaineer.
However, the research team said that the results were based on subjective responses and could not be generalized to all users, adding that further research is needed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
