Sergey Terushkin, MD, FACS Key Takeaways For decades, the field of bariatric medicine had two distinct lanes: lifestyle changes (which rarely produce massive, sustained weight loss for the morbidly obese) and bariatric surgery (which is highly effective but invasive)
Im seeing more patients who: start on the right medication lose some weight early then plateau, struggle with side effects, or stop altogether Not because the medication failed but because there was no real structure around it
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Third is formulary exclusion, which means the specific medication is simply not on your plan formulary regardless of medical necessity
Eating high amounts of dairy and protein Theres some evidence that high intakes of protein from dairy products can lead to higher blood levels of IGF-1