Your gynaecologist prescribes based on your specific hormonal profile, medical history, and whether youre trying to conceive
Yet, the ease of an effective weight-loss product in pill form that costs less is compelling
Having specific eating disorder-related guidance around prescribing will be important, not just for people who work with eating disorders, but for general practitioners. She is also concerned that the rise of GLP-1s for the eating disorder patient population can, at times, be a negative cultural signal that being thin is the best, most healthy way to exist, which can also hurt recovery
She just urges vigilance
Thats why protein intake on GLP-1 medications is critical
GLP-1s help reduce total body fat, but they cant control where the fat comes off or address the way a person feels about their new body