The comparison group matters enormously
Weight Regain - While studies have demonstrated that GLP-1s can help people with obesity lose as much as 15-21% of their body weight, one study found that most people regained an average of 23 of the weight they lost within a year of stopping the medication and supporting lifestyle intervention
GIP stands for glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
Some patients regain weight after stopping GLP-1 medication, especially if appetite returns and no maintenance plan is in place
Weekly weigh-ins at the same time under the same conditions (morning, after bathroom, before eating) provide trend data without the noise of daily fluctuations
Reviews of formulation science confirm that newer delivery platforms can meaningfully improve solubility and bioavailability relative to native curcumin, although direct comparative clinical validation across systems including pharmacokinetic sub-studies embedded within metabolic trials remains incomplete ( TABLE 1 Potential design features of standardized curcumin formulations for type 2 diabetes mellitus