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Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on telehealth companies for making false and misleading claims about compounded versions of popular weight loss drugs, GLP-1s

Weight regain after stopping GLP-1 analogue treatment is possible if healthy lifestyle habits are not maintained

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Clinical trial data show that gastrointestinal adverse effectsincluding nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal discomfortoccur in 20-50% of patients initiating GLP-1 therapy, with rates varying by specific agent and dose

It is important to recognize that the cardiovascular and renal benefits of GLP-1 medications typically outweigh the potential for retinopathy progression in appropriately selected patients, and discontinuing these medications due to unfounded concerns about vision may result in worse overall health outcomes