There are no head-to-head comparisons with popular drugs that have already been approved for weight-loss, but general numbers give some clues
To preserve muscle and sustain weight loss, you want to gradually and progressively increase weight training, even if you stop taking a GLP-1 medication, she adds
Menstruating women, vegetarians, and vegans are at particularly elevated risk of iron deficiency due to higher requirements or reliance on less bioavailable iron sources
The thighs (front and outer aspects) are suitable for self-injection and particularly useful if you prefer not to inject in the abdomen
Weight loss isn't just about burning calories
"Our study found that use of GLP-1 drugs was associated with a meaningful reduction in cancer progression across 4 solid tumor types," says lead study author Mark David Orland, an oncologist from the Taussig Cancer Institute at Cleveland Clinic