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But its a tradeoff many people are willing to make when you look at the overall benefits that come with taking GLP-1s for weight loss. Advertisement Sign up for our Health Essentials emails for expert guidance on nutrition, fitness, sleep, skin care and more
"It's not any different than hypertension or diabetes or the many other chronic illnesses that we deal with, where you have to use chronic medication." For over the past three years, the arrival of a new class of drugs known as GLP-1 agonists, so-called for their ability to mimic the action of the natural GLP-1 gut hormone that promotes satiety, has transformed the weight-loss field
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Both medications require a gradual increase in dosage to minimize side effects and help the body adjust, but Wegovys titration schedule is longer (16-20 weeks versus 4 weeks for Contrave)