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If a patient continues to avoid nutritious foods (perhaps due to taste changes or trying to eat as little as possible), these deficiencies could persist or worsen
Protein helps preserve muscle, supports metabolism, and keeps your body strong during weight loss
Activation of GIP could protect bone density Rapid, substantial weight loss reduces the static and dynamic loads on the skeleton, causing the body to increase bone resorption and decrease bone formation, leading to a decline in bone mineral density (BMD)
Tirzepatides effects on insulin sensitivity and metabolism continue to promote the breakdown of fat, particularly visceral fat (fat around internal organs)
SURPASS-CVOT is unique, in that it compares the dual incretin agonist with a GLP-1 RA that has been shown to have cardiovascular benefit in people with type 2 diabetes and high risk ASCVD