As Turner explains, Meeting your protein needs on GLP-1 medications is very important because reduced appetite and quicker fullness can lead to eating less overall, increasing the risk of losing muscle instead of fat. She recommends spreading protein across the day in smaller, more tolerable servings. This can help with more consistent protein intake at both meals and snacks, rather than trying to force down one large shake or a big protein-heavy dinner when youre already full
Combining them doubles GI side effects (nausea, gastroparesis risk) with no additional benefit
The weight-management semaglutide product is Wegovy, whose indications cover cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with established cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight, long-term weight reduction in adults and pediatric patients aged 12 and older with obesity and in adults with overweight plus at least one weight-related comorbid condition, and noncirrhotic MASH with moderate to advanced fibrosis
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Notably, certain polymorphisms in genes coding for selenoproteins have been associated with increased risks of gastric and colorectal cancers (74, 75)