NEDA cautions that for people with active eating disorders or a history of disordered eating, these drugs can be harmful when not used for their intended purpose, when inadequately monitored or monitored by clinicians without eating disorder expertise, or when used for weight loss motivated by weight stigma. That doesnt mean GLP-1s are automatically off the table, but it does mean that this decision warrants extra care, specialist input, and close monitoring throughout
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Dehydration, dizziness, or low blood pressure may be more likely in older adults, people taking diuretics, or anyone who becomes unwell with vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or poor fluid intake
Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, has criticized Ozempic a GLP-1 used to treat diabetes
The STEP 1 extension found that the cardiometabolic improvements seen during treatment including blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol largely reverted toward baseline within a year of stopping
