Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss, sidesteps side effects

Post by stavros » Fri, Mar 07, 2025, 2:40 PM UTC

malfist wrote: post #63

stavros wrote: post #58

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We don't know yet whether the muscle loss is caused by the drug itself or due to the weight loss, there are some studies but I haven't seen any conclusion yet one way or the other. Anecdotally, a friend of mine was on a diet and exercise regime, then at some point he switched to Mounjaro to reduce cravings, while keeping the same diet and exercise regime (he's a data geek so he documented things pretty well), and his…

Also sample size of one, but with the weight loss from semaglutide, I've gotten back in the gym and I can now lift more weight than I ever have. It feels fantastic (both the weight loss and being strong)

Post by SketchySeaBeast » Fri, Mar 07, 2025, 2:43 PM UTC

lores wrote: post #50

aitchnyu wrote: post #24

Is the muscle loss a side effect of the drug or of the weight loss?

The drug does not directly affect muscle mass (unless you are already very lean), but heavy people are doing resistance training against their own body weight all the time, so they are strong in the absolute, even if not relatively. Weigh less and your muscles have it easier, so weaken, unless you keep them strong with exercise.

Post by crote » Fri, Mar 07, 2025, 2:46 PM UTC

JKCalhoun wrote: post #48

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I’m not sure what this brings to the conversation. Are you able to attest to the correctness of what Sonnet claims?

I think we can be chill about it. For someone on the sidelines, mildly interested in the topic, an AI summary of the regex might be useful — and the person getting downvotes is saving some of us the time.

Post by jpc0 » Fri, Mar 07, 2025, 2:49 PM UTC

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Beautiful yet terrifying. I'm glad that regex isn't something I'll ever have to touch.

Regex is one of my favorite things to work with. It's surgery. I love having a very specific problem and a very sharp knife. What I hate is chasing down language or library bugs, or undocumented limitations. Of course I would hate it if I had never used it extensively. Its terseness is harder if you only have to pick it up occasionally.

Post by janfoeh » Fri, Mar 07, 2025, 2:51 PM UTC

dleeftink wrote: post #76

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Heh, I just fed autoregex a regex from one of my projects, and it simply times out. It comforts me to know that billion dollar LLMs have to chew on those just as much as I do.

A proper litmus test, what's causing the hang in your case? Regex to me, is pattern finding and abstraction taken to the extreme. I like the challenge

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