Portion control becomes essential as appetite decreases on GLP-1 therapy
Graphical abstract Similar content being viewed by others Background In contrast to normal cells, tumor cells exhibit profound dysregulation of glucose metabolism to meet the bioenergetic and biosynthetic demands of rapid proliferation [1, 2]
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2025 Impact of transfusion dependent alpha- and beta-thalassemia on adult patients health-related quality of life and work productivity: A multi-region real-world survey Janet Kwiatkowski 1 , Khaled Musallam 2 , Maria Domenica Cappellini 3 , Christina Chamberlain 4 , Amey Rane 4 , Keely Gilroy 4 , Susan Morris 4 , Emma Chatterton 5 , Brianne Kerr 5 , Katie Lewis 5 , Ali Taher 6 1 Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2 Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 3 Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, 4 Agios Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 5 Adelphi Real World, Bollington, UK, 6 American University of Beirut Medical Centre, Beirut, Lebanon Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2026 , 10(Suppl 1) :2025 Aims Research on the impact of transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and work productivity is limited, particularly in -TDT

For fiber, options such as vegetables, berries, lentils, chickpeas, oats, quinoa and whole-grain bread can help keep the body "regular" (a common challenge on GLP-1s) and help patients feel satisfied with smaller portions