My Honest Thoughts on Weight Loss Drugs Ep. 24
As I was creating a swipe/carousel post for Instagram on this topic, there was way too much I wanted to try and include and wanted to do a deep dive on this potential controversial topic on weight loss drugs. We've seen the rise in popularity of these drugs and injections and I am concerned with how it is being prescribed especially to our younger population. I'll share some statistics, studies, my thoughts, and more on this topic and please let me know what you think!
Time Stamps:
(0:28) Inspired By an Instagram Post I Worked On Today
(2:27) Weight Loss Drugs/Injections
(4:00) Caveats/My Concerns
(6:23) Mechanisms of These Weight Loss Drugs
(8:14) Common Side Effects
(13:50) Problems with Overprescribing
(22:13) Opening Up the Conversation
(23:50) No Exit Plan
(27:47) Side Effect of Muscle Loss
(45:00) Muscle Loss and Cardiovascular Events
(49:20) My Stance is One of Concern
(52:14) Please Send Me a DM
(54:00) Please Share and Rate!
Studies Mentioned in This Episode:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36721154/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-019-05065-8