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Concretely: ecnoglutide · SURPASS-3. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not. I can supply the numbers if the specifics…
1.6 g/kg is quoted as though it were a physical constant. I would like to know what study it came from, what population, and whether the conditions of that study…
I would like to know what to measure as much as what to do. Both of these get recommended confidently by different people, which suggests neither is obviously right.…
The case in front of me: ecnoglutide · SOUL. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not. I can supply the numbers if the…
The specifics, since they change the answer: oral semaglutide · ESSENCE. I want to understand what this actually establishes, as opposed to what it is being used to…
Numbers first: two · 1,200 kcal. This is a planning question. I know what my options are; I do not know how to weigh them. What I want is the minimum viable version,…
The trend is what I care about; individual weeks are obviously noise. I have used one of these for a while and I am considering switching, which requires a reason.…
The specifics, since they change the answer: 62 kg · 1,200 kcal. I would like the arithmetic checked rather than the conclusion asserted. I have deliberately not used…
Concretely: 74 kg · 1,100 kcal. I want the working, not the result — I need to be able to redo it with different numbers. I care about the precision as well as the…
The case in front of me: five · 900 kcal. I want to decide this in advance so that I am not deciding it under pressure later. Assume I will follow the plan I write…
Stated plainly: twelve · 900 kcal. I am trying to build something sustainable rather than something thorough that I will abandon. I have already decided the broad…
Stated plainly: 95 kg · 900 kcal. I have worked this out and I would like someone to find the error, because I suspect there is one. My working so far, for the…
I have measured myself three ways inside eight days and got three different stories, and I would like to understand which one to believe before I change anything…
What I have: cagrilintide · STEP 5. I can parse the result. I am less sure what it licenses me to conclude. I have deliberately not looked at anyone else’s…
Stated plainly: dulaglutide · STEP 1. I have read the primary source rather than the summary, which has left me with more questions. I understand the headline. I do…
I keep reading that muscle protein synthesis needs roughly 2.5-3 g of leucine per meal to fully trigger, and that you should distribute protein across three or four…
Setup, so nobody has to ask: 88 kg · 900 kcal. The units are where I keep going wrong, so please be explicit about them. I have sanity-checked the order of magnitude…
For reference: tirzepatide · SUSTAIN-6. I have the document in front of me and I can read the numbers. What I cannot do is interpret them. I am reasonably comfortable…
What I have: a GLP-1 receptor agonist · STEP 5. This is presented as though it settles something, and I am not convinced it does. I have two documents that appear to…
Numbers first: 103 kg · 1,200 kcal. This should be a straightforward calculation and I keep getting two different answers. The numbers are arbitrary; the method is…
Eleven months, 18 kg down. My creatinine has fallen from 1.05 to 0.96 mg/dL and the reported eGFR has gone from 85 to 95. I would like to believe my kidneys have…
Stated plainly: 74 kg · 900 kcal. I have worked this out and I would like someone to find the error, because I suspect there is one. My working so far, for the…
The case in front of me: semaglutide · SURPASS-3. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not. I can supply the numbers if the…
What I have: cagrilintide · REDEFINE-1. I can parse the result. I am less sure what it licenses me to conclude. I have deliberately not looked at anyone else’s…