The Health ABC Study, a three-year longitudinal analysis in 2066 community-dwelling older adults aged 7079, found that those in the highest quintile of protein intake (18.2 % of total energy) lost nearly 40 % less lean mass than those in the lowest quintile ( 1.2 g/kg/day of protein, evenly distributed across meals, alongside resistance training to help preserve lean mass during GLP-1 therapy
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This is part of why pre-blended formulations have gained popularity
However, the benefits cannot be attributed to moringa itself
Contrary to pharmacy claims data, which suggest many people take weight-loss medications for a short time, experts and patients polled by ICER believe that weight regain after stopping treatment is common, which points to long-term use of these drugs, meaning continued high costs for the plan