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Part-1:-GLP-1-Receptor-Agonists:-The-New,-Improved,-and-Not-Fully-Understood-Weight-Loss-DrugsDec 08

December 8, 2024 By Irv Rubenstein

Part 1: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: The New, Improved, and Not-Fully-Understood Weight Loss Drugs

Super-duper weight loss drugs (originally they were designed to help those with Type 2 diabetes, or T2D) like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, et al. have swamped the marketplace because of their unique pharmacologic actions compared to their predecessors. Earlier weight loss drugs and over-the-counter concoctions (like coffee and other caffeine-derivatives, as well as smoking cigarettes, forRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, bone density, diet, field of health or exercise science, lose weight, Moujarno, musculoskeletal improvements, Ozempic, resistance training, Wegovy, weight loss

Mar 22, 2024

March 22, 2024 By Irv Rubenstein

Weight Loss Principles: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Weight management is a, if not the, Holy Grail of lifestyle change for many, especially for women. Not that men don’t seem as concerned about their weight; it’s just that many men don’t see themselves as overweight when they look in the mirror – they see the same kid who played ball in high school.Read More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: antioobesity medications, diet, nutrition, Ozempic, weight loss, weight management

Fit-Happens --Winter-2024Feb 08

February 8, 2024 By Irv Rubenstein

Fit Happens – Winter 2024

Winter 2024 The Changing Winds of Weight Management Sometime over the past 30+ years, many in the medical and fitness world came to a difficult and exasperating conclusion: weight loss is not so simple as eat less, move more. This is a topic we have discussed previously here, here, and here but it’s not theRead More

Filed Under: Fit Happens Tagged With: childhood obesity, GLP-1, obesity, Ozempic, semaglutide, set point theory, weight management

REAL-News--September-20242Jan 11

January 11, 2024 By Irv Rubenstein

Weight Management’s New Look

Sometime over the past 30+ years, many in the medical and fitness world came to a difficult and exasperating conclusion: weight loss is not so simple as eat less, move more. For the past 50 years or so the estimated calculus of 3,500 calories = a pound of fat – that is, eat fewer caloriesRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: obesity, Ozempic, semaglutide, Wegovy, weight management

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