Ozempic ( semaglutide GLP-1 ) is one of the most effective GLP-1 medications for weight loss , often leading to significant results in appetite reduction and fat loss
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Even more impressive, newer protein alternatives like proteins grown from microbes or fungi produce 62 times less emissions than animal proteins while using 2,000 times less land. Even grass-fed beef, often marketed as the "sustainable" option, emits 10% more greenhouse gases per kilogram of protein than industrial beef when you account for methane's potency. If just 10% of overweight adults and 20% of obese adults in the US start using these medications, total calorie consumption would drop by about 3%
What I want patients and clinicians to take away from this is that if you or your patient has obesity, established cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, CKD, HFpEF, MASH, or sleep apnea, this drug class should be a serious part of the treatment conversation