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Adding fish (salmon, trout, sardines, anchovies) nuts (pecans, walnuts, pistachios, almonds) and seeds (flax, chia, hemp, sesame) to your diet, 2 to 3 times a week, is recommended

When fiber is fermented by gut bacteria, it produces short-chain fatty acids that help stimulate GLP-1 release

Digestive changes are common and often most pronounced during the initial weeks of therapy or after dose escalations

Medicare Part D and Mississippi Medicaid categorically exclude weight loss drug coverage under federal and state formulary rules

GLP-1 RAs offer improved glycaemia, weight loss and cardiovascular benefits in those for whom they are recommended by the guidelines, so it is important that we facilitate their initiation and continuation in as many appropriate people as possible

Dose ceiling: The MHRA has now approved a 7.2mg dose in the UK (January 2026), which produces an average weight loss of 20.7%