Apart from weight loss, semaglutide often enhances crucial health markers linked to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, offering a more comprehensive approach to long-term health improvement than merely shedding pounds
For type 2 diabetes, treatment should continue only if there is at least 11 mmol/mol (1.0%) reduction in HbA1c and weight loss of at least 3%
If you have had gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, or another bariatric procedure, work closely with your bariatric surgeon and prescribing provider during the transition
Retatrutide is a newer weight loss medication that targets multiple hormone receptorsGLP-1, GIP, and glucagoncompared to semaglutide, which only targets GLP-1
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A diet based on whole foods, prioritising vegetables, fruits, complex carbohydrates, meat, dairy, legumes, oily fish, nuts, and extra-virgin olive oil, has the strongest evidence