Aim for a combination of aerobic activities (such as walking, running, or cycling) and strength training exercises (like weight lifting or resistance training) to optimize calorie burning and muscle preservation
All of these oral medications have similar side effects, mainly GI-related discomforts such as nausea, constipation, diarrhea, or heartburn
Initial animal studies and studies of other GLP-1 medications have shown an increased risk of thyroid cancer, which has prompted a warning of the potential side effect to patients prescribed GLP-1 medications
The magnitude of weight loss in particular, as observed in clinical trials and as popularized across social media, may vary in the real-world and among patients with different backgrounds, clinical profiles and history as compared to protocolized weight loss clinical trials