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Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by tedunangst on Friday August 23, 2024 @01:13AM (#41326352)
What does the body do with all the extra energy?
Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by Cthulhu_ on Friday August 23, 2024 @01:27AM (#41326400)
It gets burnt off as normal? Ozempic and co make the users feel less hungry so they eat less. A kilo of fat is about 7000 kcal, humans at rest use about 2000-2500 kcal a day, if there is a deficit of 500 kcal a day they lose two kilos of fat a month (on paper); total weight loss may be higher due to reduced fluid contents.

(disclaimer: armchair logic)

Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by toxik on Friday August 23, 2024 @02:53AM (#41326676)
The average Western man burns less than 2000 kcal/day, I would say optimistically 1500 kcal/day for the people around me, most of them don't exercise much.

The problem with your computation is that the body is not stupid, when you stop eating, it stops burning. I don't know the exact numbers, but it is absolutely not linear like that.

Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by ath92 on Friday August 23, 2024 @02:49AM (#41326652)
So do you start sweating because of excess heat? Do you suddenly feel more energetic?
Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by nradov on Friday August 23, 2024 @01:36AM (#41326440)
GLP-1 agonists seem to slightly increase resting heart rate, which might indicate a similar increase in basal metabolic rate.