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They also make the meal more filling without adding many calories
More serious risks include pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, acute kidney injury (particularly with dehydration), hypoglycemia (when combined with insulin or sulfonylureas), and thyroid C-cell tumors in animal studies
Visible progress typically starts within a few weeks, with more significant results over 812 weeks depending on your goals and protocol
Those tirzepatide numbers come from SURMOUNT-1, where Jastreboffs team logged large, durable weight loss over 72 weeks in adults with obesity
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