As a population we're always looking for that next thing, we're always looking for the quick fix, we want the magic bullet, we want to lose the weight now.Dr Nicholas Fuller, University of Sydney "You can lose weight and you can keep it off long term through lifestyle intervention, but only if you're following evidence-based intervention, not fad diets or weight loss diets that promise that magic cure and give those quick, instant results people are looking for," he said
A quarter of adults would consider using an injectable weight loss drug without consulting a health care provider, according to the results of a survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Side effects typically stabilize or improve
There are many evidence-based strategies for managing GLP-1 side effects that do not require deviating from the studied dosing protocol
Frequently Asked Questions What are GLP-1 drugs used for
Nausea This is the side effect that defines the semaglutide experience for most people