Research (van Can et al., Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2014) shows that semaglutide reduces food intake by acting on brain areas responsible for hunger, delaying gastric emptying, and promoting feelings of fullness
A DEXA body composition analysis is a quick, safe imaging test that tells you exactly how much fat and muscle you have and where
To truly understand if a patient is achieving a healthy body composition, precise measurement is necessary
Start your intake Why BMI Fails to Capture Metabolic Health Body Mass Index remains a crude screening tool that misses critical metabolic markers
Patients should be aware that Wegovy (a high-dose Semaglutide) acts on the hypothalamus to regulate satiety
These precise alterations dramatically decrease the peptides affinity for insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins (IGFBP)