Patient-specific 503A compounding may continue to be available under narrow circumstances, specifically when there is a documented clinical reason a commercially available product cannot be used for that individual patient
Protein also provides greater satiety per calorie than carbohydrates or fats (which typically have a thermic effect of 5-10% and 0-3%, respectively), which can be beneficial when appetite is already suppressed
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If a patient is brand new to resistance training, I always recommend meeting with a trainer once or twice to make sure they know how heavy they should lift and that they are maintaining proper form. Beverly Tchang, MD, an assistant professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and obesity medicine advisor for Ro, also noted to MNT that people who are at risk of frailty or sarcopenia (e.g., elderly) and taking a GLP-1 [drug] should be more mindful of incorporating resistance training to mitigate lean mass loss. Data from the United States suggest that some patients discontinue GLP-1 drugs within the first year, with one of the reasons being the cost of drugs