The Effects of GLP One Agonists on Protein Intake

There's been some discussion that maybe these GLP one agonists or anti obesity medications in general reduce protein intake. I don't think there's good evidence, not that I've seen anyway, that they do so in a unique fashion but rather this sort of global reduction in energy intake. If people already were like only eating one gram per pound or one gram per kilo bodyweight per day, that's the average American intake. And now we're eating substantially less food. It could be that they're eat substantially less protein.

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