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GLP-1s and Nutrition Tips for Healthy Weight Loss with Dietitian, Tara Schmidt

Care Experts with CareCredit

Show Notes

If you’ve ever wondered what nutrition on a GLP-1 like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, or Mounjaro®, might look like, this episode is for you! Registered dietitian and lead dietitian for the Mayo Clinic Diet®, Tara Schmidt, joins us to share her expertise on why your habits matter just as much as the medication when it comes to weight loss. She shares what she tells her patients about appetite changes, why fatigue often hits around the three-month mark, and what might happen when you stop taking the medication. She also shares her recommendations on protein intake (spoiler: you might need less than you think), and meals that can help keep your energy up, maintaining muscle, and managing side effects like nausea. Care Experts is a weekly podcast by CareCredit where we sit down with doctors and experts who give information, tips and insight into healthcare treatments and procedures. Check in every Wednesday for new episodes at carecredit.com/careexperts or follow on your favorite podcast app. CareCredit is a health, wellness and personal care credit card that has helped millions of people with promotional financing options and is accepted at hundreds of thousands of provider and retail locations nationwide. Learn more at carecredit.com.

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