On average, people who had metabolic surgery lost 21.6% of their body weight over 10 years, compared with 6.8% weight loss in people who took GLP-1 medicines
A small change in lean mass on a scan may be less concerning than a patient who reports: New falls or near-falls Progressive weakness Difficulty getting out of a chair Reduced walking tolerance Inability to perform usual daily activities Persistent dizziness or dehydration Severe appetite loss Inability to consume adequate nutrition Loss of training capacity Rapid, unplanned, or poorly tolerated weight loss These are not simply body-composition issues
Honest communication about your health history ensures safe prescribing
The capsules use a delayed-release, acid-resistant delivery system designed to protect the bacteria as they move through the digestive tract and release them closer to where they naturally live
We also thank the National Institutes of Healths All of Us Research Program for making the participant data examined in this study available
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