Decisions should be based on the patients metabolic health, cardiovascular risk, weight history, medications, family history, and overall clinical picture
At baseline, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding weight, height, or BMI
For instance, if someones BMR is 1500 calories and they have a moderately active lifestyle (about 35 workouts a week), their TDEE would be approximately 1500 1.55 2325 calories per day
Elliott Lewis, a board-certified psychiatrist and obesity medicine specialist, puts it: If we truly understand that these systems are inseparable, then psychiatrists being involved in metabolic treatment makes complete sense. Youre already treating the whole patient