The more sugar your body is used to getting, the more it craves it for energy
Slows digestion: GLP-1s slow down how quickly food leaves the stomach (a process called gastric emptying)
However, the weight loss gains do not increase uniformly across all dose incrementsstudies show that jumping from 0.5 mg to 1 mg produces measurable benefit, but the jump from 2 mg to 2.4 mg yields diminishing returns for most patients
Body fat acts as insulation
When estrogen drops, insulin sensitivity often decreases as well, leading to blood sugar fluctuations, increased cravings, and a greater tendency to store calories as fat rather than burn them for fuel
JK is the recipient of an International PhD Scholarship from the Australian Catholic University