Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: what it measures, its precision limits, why hydration state and scan positioning move the numbers, and how to build a comparable scan sequence over time.
The claim that "about a quarter of what you lose on these drugs is muscle" gets repeated everywhere and I have never once seen it sourced. I am 14 weeks into…
Down 19 kg over seven months on semaglutide. My DEXA says I have lost 1.4 kg of lean soft tissue, which everyone tells me is a good result. But in the gym I am…
The trend is what I care about; individual weeks are obviously noise. I want to understand what this actually establishes, as opposed to what it is being used to…
The particulars: semaglutide · STEP 2. 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…
Intake is tracked, imperfectly, and I am aware of the direction of the error. I suspect the honest answer is that it depends, in which case I would like to know on…
The case in front of me: semaglutide · SUSTAIN-6. I would like to know the limits of what can be inferred from this. What I am trying to avoid is over-reading a…
Concretely: tirzepatide · 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…
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.…
Stated plainly: oral semaglutide · SOUL. The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not. I can supply the numbers if the specifics…
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.…
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: semaglutide · 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: semaglutide · 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…
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…
The trend is what I care about; individual weeks are obviously noise. I want to know what the trade-off actually is rather than which option is fashionable. I would…
Scale weight, waist circumference and a repetition maximum, all logged weekly. I suspect the honest answer is that it depends, in which case I would like to know on…
I have three scans from the same centre, same technician, morning fasted each time, and I want a sanity check on how to read them, because the second scan made me cut…
Stated plainly: tirzepatide · SURPASS-2. I would like help reading this properly rather than being told what conclusion to reach. I have the full report including the…
The trend is what I care about; individual weeks are obviously noise. I have a result I cannot explain, and I would rather diagnose it than guess. I have checked the…
I would like to know what to measure as much as what to do. These are treated as interchangeable and I do not think they are. If both are acceptable I would like to…
Conditions: retatrutide · TRIUMPH-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…
The specifics, since they change the answer: semaglutide · STEP 4. I have the document in front of me and I can read the numbers. What I cannot do is interpret them.…
I would like to know what to measure as much as what to do. Everything I have found on this is either a forum aside or a product page, neither of which I trust. I am…
The trend is what I care about; individual weeks are obviously noise. I am trying to choose between two options that are usually discussed as though only one exists.…
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