semaglutide gila monster venom… and weight loss? 🦎 It sounds wild, but it's true. GLP-1 medications were inspired by a hormone first discovered in the saliva of a Gila monster. On this week's Weight Loss and Gila monsters.

** Azorubine: may have a detrimental effect on activity and attention in children

Aim to include protein at every meal, including chicken, fish, eggs, beans, or Greek yogurt

This custom had the power of law as late as 1939

Prioritize high-quality protein to protect your lean muscle mass and keep your metabolism strong

High-protein diets and muscle growth are still top of mind for consumers, which is reflected in the 16% growth of protein powders and drinks versus a year ago. Alexandra Sowa, MD, is a board-certified obesity medicine specialist who founded SoWell, a DTC brand offering solutions tailored to the needs of GLP-1 users, ranging from at-home metabolic testing kits to its newly launched GLP-1 Support System

In S2, we did not observe a strong, meal schedule independent reduction in feeding that would have been expected given a sustained pharmacological effect, but neither did we find compensatory consumption after the reduced S1 feeding rates that would have been expected due to declining drug effects