Doctors sometimes prescribe GLP-1 drugs to people with obesity or excess weight to lower future risk, even if their current labs look fine
What is measured in these rats and mice (and occasionally in small groups of human volunteers) is often not a hard endpoint like muscle strength or weight loss, but surrogate biomarkers: molecules in the blood that have an indirect link to a hard endpoint
A lot of things (means, nutrients) help our bodies in keeping, feeling, staying and looking healthy and antioxidants are one of those
Plain water maintains hydration but cannot replace the sodium, potassium, and magnesium you lose when eating less
Plant-based options can work just as well for example, a cup of lentils or beans paired with whole grains
It's very helpful for companies that want to make goods that can do more than one thing and meet a lot of different health needs while still following clean label rules because the material can be used in lots of different ways