17/12/2025
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Letโs talk about GLP-1 and GIP - how they work, what they canโt do, and how to support your body your own way.
๐ชEach to their own.
1.โ๐๐๐ฃ-๐ญ/๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐
โ
True.
After stopping medication, most users regain two-thirds of lost weight within a year if diet and exercise arenโt maintained.
๐ Sources:
STEP-1 Extension Trial (NEJM, 2022): โWeight regain observed after semaglutide withdrawal.โ
2.โ ๐๐๐ฃ-๐ญ/๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐
๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
โ
True.
Appetite suppression often reduces food intake โ leading to low protein, iron, B12, folate, magnesium, and zinc levels.
๐ Sources:
Obesity Reviews, 2024: โMicronutrient deficiencies are common in patients using GLP-1 RAs due to reduced intake.
3.โ๐๐๐ฃ-๐ญ/๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐
๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
โ
True.
Appetite suppression often reduces food intake โ leading to low protein, iron, B12, folate, magnesium, and zinc levels.
๐ Sources:
Obesity Reviews, 2024: โMicronutrient deficiencies are common in patients using GLP-1 RAs due to reduced intake.
4.โ๐๐๐ฃ-๐ญ/๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐
โ
True.
Weight loss from GLP-1 RAs includes fat and lean mass unless users prioritize protein and strength training.
๐ Sources:
Nature Medicine, 2023: Wegovy trial data โ up to 40% of weight lost can be muscle.
