Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just suppress appetite

Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by 2-3-7-43-1807 on Friday August 23, 2024 @04:57AM (#41327328)

first of all visceral fat isn't bad ... it serves a physiological purpose of padding organs and providing a close by source of energy. that's why it exists. it becomes a problem if excessive. now ozempic is "burning" it directly - where can i place my bet that this is just going to burn the candle from the other end?

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Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by twelve40 on Friday August 23, 2024 @09:03PM (#41334639)

i'm really curious, "burn the candle from the other end" sounds pretty negative, what are the downsides of burning excessive visceral fat? Non-excessive sounds irrelevant because it's really hard to imagine a healthy person paying for this.

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Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by 2-3-7-43-1807 on Saturday August 24, 2024 @07:35AM (#41337389)

to remove something excessive is by definition unlikely to cause harm. but how does ozempic know what is excessive and what is not? i'd expect it to disturb the physiological function of visceral fat after a certain unknown point. given that it is very difficult to measure visceral fat i'd assume that it would be even with involvement of medical specialists difficult to not overdo it.

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