"Nutrition tends to be a big area where there needs to be some literacy that comes with it, and that type of literacy brings empowerment, so that people know how to appropriately use these drugs." Macaleer emphasized that employers and benefits leaders should recognize that GLP-1 therapies are "There are side effect profiles for GLP-1s that really shouldn't be ignored," he said
Whilst the UK advises that women using GLP-1 receptor agonists should avoid pregnancy and use effective contraception, this advice is not being followed consistently in Australian clinical practice, says Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak
They can also serve as a therapeutic tool for certain athletes, particularly those dealing with metabolic health concerns, inflammation, or menopause-related changes
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