Dr. Steph - Built to Heal

But Steph it doesn’t have to be either or! Eh I think it does especially when it’s a lifelong drug associated with some side effects and literally suppresses appetite and gut motility. Moderate exercise reduces visceral fat even if you don’t lose overall body weight. It improves heart function, even improving heart failure. It improves insulin and glucose handling. Improves bone health. Improves brain health. Reduces stress and anxiety. Builds or maintains lean body mass (which includes muscle). It’s one of the most studied interventions constantly associated with reducing death from all causes. GLP1s aren’t anything special. They force people to eat less. For the severely obese, maybe that’s something they weigh the pros and cons on. But for the person who wants to lose 20, 30, 40 pounds, much more of a risk and could avoid that risk by really changing a little bit of lifestyle up. Which you wound need to do anyway while on the drug.