You can look ‘healthy’ on the outside while carrying enough excess fat deep inside your abdomen and around your vital organs to put your heart, liver, pancreas and intestines under strain. Known as visceral fat, it is biologically active, releasing hormones and inflammatory substances that can interfere with how the body functions and drive up
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Growing public interest in injectable weight-loss medicines, including semaglutide products, has highlighted the importance of patient awareness, appropriate medical oversight and the use of medicines supplied through the formal regulatory framework. Recent regulatory concerns in South Africa have drawn attention to the potential risks associated with unregistered or improperly supplied GLP-1/GIP injectable products, particularly where
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Patients often see a dramatic drop in appetite as proof that a weight loss treatment is ‘working’. They eat less, feel less hungry and may initially lose weight quickly. The danger is that appetite suppression can hide deeper nutritional gaps forming beneath the surface, leaving the body with too little protein, fibre, micronutrients, hydration and
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Weight-loss medications including semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide have become game-changers for many people seeking health improvements and body transformation. It’s important to clarify that the facial changes that can come with weight loss (hollowed cheeks, sagging skin, deeper wrinkles and an overall aged or tired appearance) are not a direct side effect of the medications
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