Expert talks about weight loss maintenance with GLP-1 medications

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — GLP-1 agonist medications are becoming much popular. Serena Williams, who joined Charles Barkley arsenic an ambassador for tele-health institution Ro, is among the celebrities utilizing it for value loss.

Dr. Peminda Cabandugama, an endocrinologist with the Cleveland Clinic, said studies amusement patients’ value nonaccomplishment with GLP-1 drugs often besides includes thin musculus mass.

In immoderate cases, Cabandugama said the nonaccomplishment is from 15% to 60%, truthful patients request to beryllium proactive to marque definite the medications’ benefits outweigh the broadside effects.

“The cardinal to value nonaccomplishment and particularly value nonaccomplishment attraction is ever going to beryllium fare and exercise," Cabandugama said.

Cabandugama said it is important for patients to prioritize spot and absorption grooming to support the value disconnected successful the agelong word and enactment healthy.

“Things similar escaped weights, things similar the value machines help, and a batch of my patients who mightiness beryllium a small spot older, I urge things similar h2o exercises," Cabandugama said.

With a deficiency of appetite, immoderate patients are not prioritizing macromolecule intake. Cabandugama said patients request to beryllium proactive astir their nutrition and see astir 35 grams of macromolecule with each meal.

These medications person antithetic broadside effects connected antithetic patients and determination is inactive ongoing research, truthful beryllium definite to sermon your lawsuit with a physician. If you are connected this medicine with the assistance of a physician, however are you being proactive? Share your tips successful the remark conception below.

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