However, these pharmacological effects may contribute to feelings of faintness through several pathways, particularly dehydration secondary to gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea and vomiting
In practice, this means filling roughly half your plate with vegetables, a quarter with protein (chicken, fish, eggs, beans, lentils, tofu, or Greek yoghurt), and a quarter with complex carbohydrates (wholegrain bread, brown rice, oats, potatoes, or quinoa)
A randomized, placebo-controlled Phase II study published in the peer-reviewed literature showed modest weight-loss effects at doses of 1 mg orally per day over 12 weeks, but the program did not advance to Phase III [1]
In a separate follow-up Phase IIa study over 49 days, the mechanism of improved glucose metabolism was shown to be a combination of enhanced insulin secretion and delayed gastric emptying [83]