Weight loss jabs are Britain’s latest mirage, not a metabolic cure |
By Steve Bennett
As someone who spent 25 years battling obesity despite daily exercise and calorie counting before transitioning from CEO of a £100 million company to health coach, I've witnessed firsthand how desperate people become for quick fixes.
The current enthusiasm for weight loss injections concerns me deeply and I made this very clear in the House of Lords this week.
These jabs do work in the short term. They suppress appetite, slow gastric emptying, and people lose weight. But here's what the headlines miss: research shows that up to half the weight lost comes from muscle, not just fat.
When people inevitably stop the injections, they face a metabolic disaster.
Muscle tissue burns calories even at rest. A pound of muscle uses 5-7 calories daily compared to just 2 calories for fat. Lose significant muscle mass and your basal metabolic rate plummets.........