GLP-1 medications can suppress appetite and worsen gastrointestinal symptoms, increasing the risk of malnutrition or sarcopenia issues already prevalent in older CKD patients
Demographic, clinical, and surgical data, including age, gender, pre-surgical BMI, type of surgery performed, baseline and nadir weight, comorbidities at baseline and during follow-up, as well as details of arGLP-1 (duration and dosing), were obtained
It can feel like youve been renting a healthy body, and soon, the lease will be up
Gouaze V, Mirault ME, Carpentier S, Salvayre R, Levade T, Andrieu-Abadie N

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