Weight loss
Importance of Weight loss
It can be challenging to identify sophisticated weight loss techniques with all the promoted products and fad diets out there. A legitimate, truth-based, practical medical weight-loss therapy can rapidly lose ground to a celebrity-endorsed weight-loss fad, according to reality. A procedure that has benefited tens of thousands of our patients or that has been backed by research or the FDA, however, does occasionally come to our attention. Semaglutide is the newest addition to a popular weight-loss supplement that works without the need for a special diet or other sacrifices. On average, participants in a clinical experiment who took semaglutide dropped 15% of their body weight.
How does it work?
- Slows down stomach emptying to prolong the feeling of fullness after eating.
- Reduces hunger and food cravings (patients typically consume about 30% less meals)
- Reduces blood sugar levels (without making glucose levels too low)
There are a number of compounds that your body naturally makes that influence appetite. The name of one of them is glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). When you eat, your body naturally creates GLP-1. GLP-1 makes you feel full or content and prevents you from feeling hungry.
In the body, semaglutide imitates GLP-1. This indicates that Semaglutide has the same impact on our bodies as this GLP-1 natural molecule.
Who is a good candidate?
Weekly injections of semaglutide are used as therapy. Patients with a BMI of 27 or higher may be administered semaglutide for the management of weight reduction. Semaglutide is another FDA-approved choice for weight loss management and is self-administered once per week. The ideal patients for semaglutide are those who have trouble controlling their intake of meals and snacks. Patients should be able to lose a large amount of weight and keep it off over the long run by combining semaglutide with weight reduction plans and a healthy lifestyle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Once a week.
Patients report an average weight loss of 14 pounds.
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