Talk to your provider about magnesium or fiber supplements if needed
Umbareen Mahmood, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City, says shes now even encountering men and women with already-low BMIs who are using the drugs to lose a few pounds for a big event or beach vacation. Surprisingly, many of these patients are still seeing negative aesthetic side effects, likely due to how rapid the weight loss wasthose who lose weight gradually tend to have better tissue elasticity and skin retractionand also because their margin for loss is smaller given that they were already at a healthy weight for their body. (When someones BMI is low to start, she explains, losing a few pounds can have a significant impact on the little bit of fat you have.) Jerry Chidester, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Draper, Utah, tells me that close to half of his patients are currently using a GLP-1 or have in the past
For instance, adequate protein intake can help preserve muscle mass as you lose fat
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Do You Have to Stay on a GLP-1 Forever
The single peptide LY3437943, also known as retatrutide, is currently in development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity since this medication acts on these receptors