stopping glp 1 prior to surgery Health Rounds: No need stop GLP-1 drugs before for most patients Why Surgery Delivers Lasting Weight

Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Measures how many calories your body burns at rest, helping personalise your nutrition plan

[1] Fig 1: Obesity market is projected to grow exponentially in the coming years What is now a highly consolidated market dominated by Lilly and Novo Nordisk is poised to become increasingly competitive and complex

Rather than competing for identical cell receptors, these two compounds complement each other during tissue remodeling assessments

Over time, the body adapts to: Lower calorie intake Reduced hunger signals Altered satiety feedback When medication is stopped suddenly, these adaptations dont disappear gradually they often snap back quickly , creating a biological mismatch between appetite and metabolic capacity

Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist originally designed for type 2 diabetes, has demonstrated significant effects on lipid metabolism beyond weight reduction

Each of these substances belongs to a family called GLP-1 agonists