Fat loss, not muscle loss, drove almost every meaningful functional improvement
Maintain Excellent Nutrition: Work with your healthcare provider or a nutritionist to ensure youre getting adequate nutrients despite your reduced appetite
Participants with a BMI 35 kg/m and female participants experienced a higher percentage of weight loss following retatrutide treatment
However, the ongoing support structure provider check-ins, nutritional guidance, behavioral coaching falls short of the intensive programs offered by providers like Hone Health or Defy Medical
Here is link to study: a1c reduction, weight benefits, lower side effectsonce it goes PO (for needle averse) & cost lowered (maybe?) - I see it utilized even more wondering how plans are building this inside their MLR strategy The metformin-to-GLP-1 shift in first-line prescribing is one of the fastest I have seen across any therapy class
At the Marcus Institute, we believe that body composition, including muscle and fat, need to be carefully tracked during GLP-1 weight loss to ensure any significant muscle loss or loss of bone density can be quickly detected and addressed