This frustrating phenomenon is known as a weight loss plateau, and it occurs when the body adapts to caloric restriction and metabolic changes
On April 1, the FDA approved Foundayo (orforglipron), Eli Lillys once-daily oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity, which is the first oral GLP-1 approved for weight management and the fastest new molecular entity approval since 2002
Pegah, A., Abbasi-Oshaghi, E., Khodadadi, I., Mirzaei, F., & Tayebinia, H
A recent meta-analysis involving 32,884 patients from 19 randomized controlled trials further confirmed a 23% reduction in all-cause mortality associated with GLP-1RAs use (OR = 0.77) (Rivera et al., 2024)
Not everyone qualifies for these programs, however, and they cant be used indefinitely
Reduces inflammation