A 4-week study found that only 48% provided proper use instructions on their websites, and subcutaneous products often lacked autoinjector pens that prevent dosing errors
Individual response varies significantly by adherence, motivation, and metabolic factors
"Many people who take these medications have struggled their entire lives with weight and these athletes rarely have." There's also the misconception of potential enhanced performance, a claim Ortiz-Pujols debunks with the reminder that these athletes "have access to personal trainers and personal chefs with hours to train."
(BTW, slowing of gastric emptying could affect any oral meds youre taking for this reason.) GLP-1s also sometimes come with side effects, namely vomiting and other gastrointestinal distress
GLP-1 medications, specifically semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), work in part by acting on receptors in the brain that regulate hunger
Sorely, the bodys natural GLP-1 gets destroyed very quickly