Importantly, these trials exhibited a high degree of heterogeneity in terms of the types of substances studied, patient characteristics, and treatment protocols, which posed significant challenges to drawing definitive conclusions
Think of them as nutrition insurance
So, returning to the title: Keto vs GLP-1: New Study Reveals Advantages of Lifestyle. Well, not only did the multi-modal lifestyle intervention stick for 82% of patients and lead to slightly more average weight loss over the year than GLP-1 medications, but medical costs went in the opposite direction: Down not Up
The medication helps manage obesity while it is being taken, but lasting success depends on sustainable changes to nutrition, physical activity, and behaviour
The problem is that your expectations were set by people who aren't you younger, different body composition, different starting point, different variables entirely