California sits at 28.1% adult obesity, among the lowest in the US per CDC BRFSS 2023 data.

Arkansas sits at 40.0% adult obesity, in the top 3 nationally per CDC BRFSS 2023 data.

Arizona sits at 32.0% adult obesity, below the US median per CDC BRFSS 2023 data.

Alaska sits at 34.6% adult obesity, middle of US states per CDC BRFSS 2023 data.

Alabama sits at 39.9% adult obesity, 2nd-highest in the US per CDC BRFSS 2023 data.

The phrase “stomach paralysis” is a clickbait version of gastroparesis.

Introduction Living in a small town or rural area usually means less access to specialty medicine: fewer endocrinologists, fewer obesity medicine specialists, longer drives…

“Regression” is the wrong word for most people who feel like the drug is fading. The receptors do not get tired. The pharmacology does not run out.

When one partner starts a GLP-1, the conversation at home shifts fast. Different appetite cues at dinner. Different grocery lists.