Risks related to anesthesia, aspiration, and retained gastric contents Reports of retained gastric contents and aspiration risk have increased with the widespread use of GLP-1RAs
This is the step that intimidates most beginners
Resting metabolic rate tends to decline after menopause (partly due to loss of lean tissue), meaning you may burn fewer calories at rest unless you maintain or build muscle mass
Symptoms of iron deficiency, including fatigue, brain fog, and cold extremities, can overlap with GLP-1 side effects and postpartum symptoms, making it easy to miss
Instead of only focusing on obesity, they have increasingly positioned around liver disease, MASH/NASH and broader metabolic outcomes where the value proposition becomes much stronger
Any combination therapy must be prescribed and monitored by a qualified healthcare provider with baseline and periodic safety assessments