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Why Weight Loss Medications Don’t Always Work as Expected

Medications like GLP-1s have been getting a lot of attention for good reason. In clinical trials, people can lose up to 22% of their body weight. 

However, once these medications are used in real life, the results are usually less impressive. Most people lose closer to 9% after a year. Some stop the medication early. Others struggle with side effects, cost, or simply not knowing what to do beyond taking the drug.

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Why Personalized Care Is the Missing Piece in Modern Healthcare

The way you live your life, including the way you spend your time, your eating habits, your level of stress, among other things, are all going to be different from the next person. That’s exactly why so many people struggle to follow through, even when they want to get healthier. That's where personalized care comes in.

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Why You Can’t Rely on Willpower to Lose Weight

The CICO model suggests that willpower is all an individual needs to lose weight. However, a commonly overlooked fact is that the CICO model is imperfect because not all calories are processed and absorbed the same way. According to the dual intervention point model, non-motivation-related factors influencing weight loss include biological mechanisms and environmental influences.

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