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A 2026 narrative review in Clinical Obesity by Urbina and colleagues, which pooled six studies covering 480,825 adults, found that more than 60% of GLP-1 users consumed below estimated requirements for calcium and iron, and that average vitamin D intake landed at just 20% of recommendations (PubMed: 41549912)
Regularly masking pain may also delay evaluation of the underlying cause
The FDAs reporting system FAERS indicates that ileus the medical term for lack of movement in the intestines that lead to obstruction or buildup was reported 16 times by users of the drug Ozempic as of June 30, 2023