The emergence of oral GLP-1 medications marks an important advancement in diabetes and weight management
In reality, weight loss can include a mix of: fat mass water shifts glycogen depletion lean body mass loss Lean mass includes more than skeletal muscle alone, but from a patient perspective, the concern is practical: if too much muscle is lost during weight reduction, people may feel weaker, recover worse, move less, and potentially struggle more with long-term metabolic maintenance
Symptoms of vitamin C deficiency, such as poor wound healing and lethargy, likely result from the impairment of these vitamin C-dependent enzymatic reactions leading to the insufficient synthesis of collagen, carnitine, and catecholamines (see Deficiency)
8 Another more concerning culprit is HFCS, which is consumed to the tune of 39.5 pounds per person, each year