Complementing these findings, a one-year randomized controlled trial by Villareal and colleagues demonstrated that obese older adults who achieved a 10.1% weight loss through combined diet and exercise experienced significant decreases in hip BMDincluding the trochanter and femoral neckwhile spine and whole-body BMD were preserved
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Long-Term Safety and Monitoring Long-term data on GLP-1 agonists plays a crucial role in shaping treatment approaches
Most commonly, patients may experience nausea, vomiting, constipation, or diarrhea