It is important to be patient as some people may not experience weight loss in the first 4-8 weeks
Expect the trial curve: modest loss during the 16-week titration, then steeper progress at maintenance dose, averaging toward 10% to 15% of body weight by month 12
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Of the study group, 68.3% reported regular alcohol consumption before using a GLP-1, 19.8% said they rarely consumed alcohol and 11.8% reported they did not drink alcoholic beverages
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