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HOW MUCH WEIGHT CAN I EXPECT TO LOSE
It depends on the treatment sought and the patient's metabolism, which will determine the answer to this question
At the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo in October 2025, Rachelle Lacroix Mallik, founder and reproductive dietitian at The Food Therapist in Winnetka, Illinois, presented on GLP-1s and fertility and quickly dispelled any rumors of a magic fix
A 2019 randomized controlled trial of lipotropic injections (methionine, inositol, choline, B12) versus saline placebo in 120 participants on ad libitum diets found 0.8 kg (1.76 pounds) difference at 12 weeks, not statistically significant (p=0.18) (Karbalay-Doust et al., Journal of Research in Medical Sciences , 2019)
Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1 receptor agonist) that belongs to a class of drugs called incretin mimetics