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siliconc0w ◴[] No.42200253[source]
It's pretty clear that GLP-1 should be prescribed with protein powder. When your appetite is crushed you don't go for the chicken breast, you go for what is immediately appetizing (usually carbs+fats like pizza or fries). IMO this and a lack of resistance training (which should also be prescribed) probably makes up a large % of the muscle loss on these drugs. The problem is that the FDA only looks at dumb measures like weight lost, not body fat % when approving these drugs.
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1. mostin ◴[] No.42205719[source]
That hasn't been my experience. I've been on liraglutide (Saxenda) for a month and a half or so and if I feel like I can't finish a plate of food I'll eat just the protein and leave the carbs, where I would've eaten everything before.