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==Mounjaro weight loss results== | ==Mounjaro weight loss results== | ||
[[Mounjaro]], also known by its generic name tirzepatide, is a weekly injection that helps control blood sugar levels and was approved for use in treating type 2 diabetes by the FDA in May 2022. Distinguished from drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, Mounjaro is a combination of a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, used for diabetes and weight loss treatment, and a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), a hormone that aids insulin release after eating. | [[Mounjaro]], also known by its generic name tirzepatide, is a weekly injection that helps control blood sugar levels and was approved for use in treating type 2 diabetes by the FDA in May 2022. Distinguished from drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, Mounjaro is a combination of a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, used for diabetes and weight loss treatment, and a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), a hormone that aids insulin release after eating. | ||
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Although it has yet to be approved by the FDA for [[weight loss]], some doctors, including '''W8MD weight loss physicians''', prescribe it for off-label use to help with weight loss in patients without type 2 diabetes. In fact, Mounjaro became so popular that it was listed by the FDA as one of nearly 200 drugs experiencing a supply shortage, along with [[Wegovy]], [[Ozempic]] (semaglutide), and [[Trulicity]] (dulaglutide), which are sometimes prescribed for off-label [[weight loss]] use. [[Mounjaro|Learn more...]] | Although it has yet to be approved by the FDA for [[weight loss]], some doctors, including '''W8MD weight loss physicians''', prescribe it for off-label use to help with weight loss in patients without type 2 diabetes. In fact, Mounjaro became so popular that it was listed by the FDA as one of nearly 200 drugs experiencing a supply shortage, along with [[Wegovy]], [[Ozempic]] (semaglutide), and [[Trulicity]] (dulaglutide), which are sometimes prescribed for off-label [[weight loss]] use. [[Mounjaro|Learn more...]] | ||
==3 things wrong with our diet== | |||
“Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food” – Hippocrates | |||
According to the CDC, More than one-third of adults (35.7%) are obese defined as a body mass index(BMI) of 30 or more. Another third of all Americans are in the overweight category defined as those with a body mass index between 25-30 taking the total number of Obese and Overweight Americans to about 68% percent of the population. Almost 17% of youth were also obese. Learn about the [[3 things wrong with our diet]] | |||
=='''Why use W8MD?'''== | =='''Why use W8MD?'''== | ||