Their dedicated registered dietitian (RD) will continue to work with them on healthy eating, exercise, the importance of sleep and other habits that can help them maintain their weight
Semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) is a once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist that mimics the gut hormone GLP-1 to suppress appetite, slow gastric emptying, and improve insulin response
The authors gratefully acknowledge Qassim University, represented by the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, on the financial support for this research under the number (QU-J-PG-2-2025- 53972) during the academic year 1446 AH / 2024 AD
This increase has led to a surge in cases of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and other metabolic diseases
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