Weight Loss Journey Test Panel — Baseline
This weight loss test provides an overall picture of key blood markers that a healthcare provider may 1) evaluate before instructing an individual to begin a weight loss journey, or 2) use as a tool in evaluating weight management. Read moreThis baseline blood test for weight loss measures the levels of several markers associated with metabolism, including a cholesterol and lipid panel, comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test, and a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test. Measuring these key metabolic and hormone markers will help you and your healthcare provider understand how efficient your metabolism may be. This may play a key role in understanding how weight could be impacting your overall metabolic health. Additionally, if you are considering or discussing prescription options for weight loss, including GLP-1 medications, understanding your health is critical for you and your health care provider before beginning any treatment plan.
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Several factors may play a role in gaining and retaining excess weight:
• Food and activity: People gain weight when they eat more calories than they burn through activity. This imbalance is the greatest contributor to weight gain.
• Environment: The world around us influences our ability to maintain a healthy weight. Lack of access to fitness facilities, limited healthy dining options, etc. can contribute to weight gain.
• Genetics: Research shows that genetics plays a role in obesity.
• Health conditions and medications: Some hormone problems, such as underactive thyroid, Cushing syndrome, and polycystic ovary syndrome, may lead to weight gain and obesity.
• Stress, emotional factors, and poor sleep: Some people eat more than usual when they are bored, angry, upset, or stressed.
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2012). What causes overweight and obesity? Retrieved August 8, 2012, from https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/overweight-and-obesity
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Overweight and obesity: Causes and consequences. Retrieved August 8, 2012, from https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/basics/causes.html