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But gossip about celebrities using the drugs and social-media trends have fueled misconceptions and stereotypes about them
Include iron-rich foods (lean meat, spinach, legumes) and B vitamins (eggs, fish, whole grains) to support energy metabolism
Prof O'Rahilly says that even if we solve the societal causes of obesity "there will be obese people and they will become ill", so he thinks the drugs will move us to a world of treating obesity "properly as a medical condition"
For most patients, the worst side effects occur during the dose escalation period (the first 16-20 weeks)