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Additionally, a 2024 study found that for postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity treated with semaglutide, hormone therapy led to improved weight loss

It's perfectly fine to eat an occasional treat while taking a GLP-1, as long as your diet is healthy overall, says Obici

GLP-1 receptor agonist medications like semaglutide injections, while generally well-tolerated, can cause side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain in some people

Figure 10: Diagram of the RIA method together with photographs of Professor Rosalyn Yalow (top) and Professor Solomon Berson (bottom)

Semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy), along with other GLP-1 medications, works by mimicking a naturally occurring hormone in your body called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)