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Clinical evaluations included general condition, posture, activity, food consumption, gastrointestinal output, and body weight
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None of this means GLP-1 drugs are the wrong choice
If your diet consists primarily of processed foods, the medication may be working on the GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon pathways while insulin-mediated hunger is still driving eating behavior through a different mechanism entirely
Studies have proven that semaglutide can generate substantial weight loss for individuals with or without diabetes, while the weight loss observed with metformin is usually minimal and considered an incidental benefit