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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

So, which patients should get them first? Patients ask me these questions fairly often, so I know it’s important for GPs to know the key facts. Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? What are the true benefits and side effects?

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Body Mass Index versus Percent Body Fat as a Predictor of Mortality in Men Aged 20-49 [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset: NHANES 1999-2004 linked to the National Death Index which provides population estimates of the US population. BF% is a better predictor of certain markers of cardiometabolic syndrome, and these patients may be more likely to increase their exercise if appropriately counseled to improve their health. 19.62, P= 0.02).