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Wondering about Ozempic and other weight loss medications, such as GLP-1s

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), initially developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, may modulate pathways associated with the hallmarks of aging

however, concomitant muscle mass loss is common, raising concerns about sarcopenia

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The Food City Wellness team talks about how GLP-1 medication alone is not enough to maximize the effects or to maintain overall health, underscoring the

Starting to plateau on a GLP-1 can mess with your head fast...the scale stops moving, motivation drops, and its easy to wonder whether the medication stopped working or whether youre doing something wrong