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Eating Well While Taking a GLP-1 Medication
Smaller appetite can mean fewer chances to get nutrients in. Here is what a 2025 joint advisory and the medication labels suggest about protein, fluids and small meals.
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Food Noise: What It Means and How GLP-1 Medications Fit In
Food noise is a popular term for constant thoughts about food. Here is what early surveys and a controlled comparison found about GLP-1 medications, and how much weight to give them.
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How Long Do GLP-1 Medications Take to Work?
What trial data show about the timeline of weight loss on GLP-1 medications, why it starts slowly, and why plateaus are normal.
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Hair Shedding During Weight Loss: What Is Behind It
Why hair can shed a few months into rapid weight loss, what the label reports, and when to check in with a clinician.
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Who Qualifies for a GLP-1 Medication?
The labeled criteria for weight-management GLP-1 medications: BMI thresholds, related conditions and who may need extra caution.
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Not Everyone Responds the Same Way to GLP-1 Medications
When you read about weight-loss medications, you usually see the average result. Averages are useful, but they hide something important: people respond very differently.…
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The Gila Monster and the Origins of GLP-1 Medications
The medicines now in the news for weight management have an unlikely origin story: a lizard in the American Southwest. The path from a…
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When Weight Loss Medication Meets Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea, where the airway repeatedly narrows or closes during sleep, is common in people living with excess weight. Researchers have long known…
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Pills Join the Picture: The First Oral GLP-1 Medications for Weight Management
Two daily pills are now approved for weight management. A look at the large trial of one of them, and what to keep in mind.
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Comparing Two GLP-1 Medications: A Closer Look at the SURMOUNT-5 Trial
What a large trial found when two GLP-1 medications were compared directly, and what the numbers can and cannot tell you.