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Comparing the Benefits and Side Effects of Ozempic (Semaglutide)
Obesity can be so devastating to our health that the downsides of any effective drug would have to be significant to outweigh its weight-loss benefits.
Obesity can be so devastating to our health that the downsides of any effective drug would have to be significant to outweigh its weight-loss benefits.
How common are serious potential side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, such as suicide, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, thyroid cancer, and pancreatic cancer?
How might we mitigate the gastrointestinal and muscle loss side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs?
Ketogenic diets found to undermine exercise efforts and lead to muscle shrinkage and bone loss.
In certain medical conditions, probiotic supplements may actually make things worse.
Because certain tumors such as breast cancers thrive in settings of low-grade inflammation, our immune response can sometimes facilitate tumor growth.