• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      11 days ago

      Ozempic does not burn more fat, it suppresses appetite by increasing insulin, lowering glucagon, and slowing digestion.

      But any hormone has off target effects.

      • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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        11 days ago

        That’s all true and worth noting (because targeting fat alone remains elusive). What I meant is that caloric balance which starts catabolism of fat and muscle, which is a long way of saying losing weight-and fat.

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          11 days ago

          GLP-1 does not cause cachexia. It just lowers caloric intake which is the cause of most obesity.

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            But lowering caloric intake means caloric deficit to lose weight, right ? So fat starts to burn more