Overall, he finds it suggestive, but not definitive. (Superguts Washington defends his study as rigorous: It was significant and compelling enough to pass a peer review and publication for a leading medical journal, he tells WIRED.) Lopez takes a skeptical stance toward this new category of supplement sold with GLP-1 brandingand, indeed, supplements sold for weight loss and weight management in general
How It Works : Administered once weekly via injection (2.4 mg)
visceral fat 0.6 lbs, confirmed via DEXA body-composition scan Takeaway: Biomarker gains are possible, but weight loss was modest
In animal studies it caused thyroid C-cell tumors
For patients with a confirmed deficiency especially one caused by absorption issues a loading schedule of weekly or biweekly injections is often recommended initially, followed by monthly maintenance injections long-term
So 0.1 mL is 10 units, 0.5 mL is 50 units, and 1 mL is 100 units