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These medications reduce appetite and help you feel full longer, making it easier to stick to your weight loss plan

That is redundant, not additive: you get amplified gastrointestinal side effects without a corresponding jump in benefit

GLP-1s like Wegovy and Mounjaro have four mechanisms to improve blood sugar levels and support weight loss: Improve insulin function: Improving insulin response to glucose from meals enables the body to move glucose from the blood and into the cells (like muscle cells) to be burnt for energy or stored as glycogen

Ludvik B, Fras JP, Tinahones FJ, et al

But let me be direct about something most articles gloss over: these medications work by reducing your appetite so you eat less