While seeing the number on the scale go down is great, we also measure neck and waist circumference and fat mass at every appointment
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Second, your fat loss rate may exceed what the scale shows if you are also maintaining or building lean tissue
( a ) Fasting plasma GIP (CON n = 11, Gipr AP-KO n = 12), ( b ) total GLP-1 (CON n = 11, Gipr AP-KO n = 12) ( c ) insulin (CON n = 11, Gipr AP-KO n = 12), ( d ) food intake post IPGTT, ( e ) ad lib fed blood glucose, ( f ) RER, ( g ) energy expenditure (inset, with ANCOVA using BW as covariate), ( h ) ambulatory activity (x beam breaks) of std chow fed (lean) mice ( d - h : CON n = 11, Gipr AP-KO n = 13, symbols as defined in f)
You would know its pancreatitis (instead of run-of-the-mill nausea) because youd have pain in addition to queasiness