A person who begins skipping meals while taking a GLP-1 medication may receive a very different response than a person who begins skipping meals without one, even if the nutritional consequences are identical
Never dismiss persistent digestive symptoms as simply a side effect without professional evaluation, especially if they are new, severe, or accompanied by other concerning features
Common side effects include mild pain or redness at the injection site, transient headache, and pink-tinged urine due to the red colour of hydroxocobalamin
Importantly, however, BMI is an imperfect measure of body fat content (and therefore cannot replace clinical assessment), as it is affected by a number of factors, such as age, gender, and physical activity (and muscle content), although it works fairly well as a screening test [27,28]
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