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What I wrote doesn't give directions on dropping pounds. It just points out how the heavy emphasis on tracking energy intake lacks solid ev…

Overall the main risk factors look solid. High LDL still correlates with events but the link is weaker than the triglyceride-to-HDL ratio. …

When you’ve gone six months without something like pop tarts do the cravings stay gone? Every recovering alcoholic I’ve spoken with says ev…

That could be tough for trial participants once it ends, since they stop getting the medication and would have to wait for approval.

How long has the current trial been running and what changes, if any, have been noticed so far? The dramatic study numbers invite skepticis…

It might even help me feel more masculine if I lose the extra weight since fat can make the body switch testosterone over to estrogen quick…

Sounds like you’ve got a solid gym membership going. What’s your exit plan for that? 😉

Without somebody else covering the server bills and upkeep so ads can be dropped, I don't see this place turning into a closed setup anytim…

Thinking about what could follow that major court decision limiting agency power makes me wonder if the medication regulators might lose a …

I conceal the BAC water in a used snack container ahead of storage and that counters the fridge or freezer's odd effects.

A lot of people think the weight loss from these surgeries comes only from making the stomach smaller, but that's only part of it. The proc…

I don't feel like running the numbers myself, yet I bet adding error bars to that plot would turn the whole thing into random fluctuation. …

A longer list might help others reading but wouldn't fit your situation. It's not personal knowledge, just patterns from spending time in t…

You raise a good observation here yet a few aspects of that study seem worth looking into more closely. The duration may not have captured …

Skipping the parts I don't think would land well, the last 20 lbs on a GLP can end up feeling a lot like losing the first 20 lbs before any…

Primary prevention is where the biggest market sits for these drugs. Suppose companies sometimes stretch results or downplay side effects w…

With the finer 31-gauge needles it might be tough. With 30-gauge or bigger I've never emptied one completely but I don't see why it would f…

I just tested it. Depending on how fast you pull the needle out you get either no bubbles or a couple small ones. Needle size probably play…

It only gets the tiny bit of air that's already in the needle when you first insert it. If you want to check, try pulling the needle out wh…

You're comparing a product meant for repeated single-person use against one intended for multiple staff members in a clinical setting with …