Food, drink and weight on a GLP‑1
Eating, drinking and recording weight can raise questions throughout treatment. This collection brings together the food and fluid guides, a consistent weigh-in routine, and guides covering changes in taste and hair loss.
A place to start
Questions about meals or alcohol?
Begin with the NHS and leaflet information on food, drink and appetite.
Food, drink and alcoholThinking about fluids?
See what the NHS says about drinks and what the medicine leaflets say about fluid loss.
Drinking enough when you feel sickRecording your weight?
Find the NHS advice on consistent weigh-ins and understanding the numbers.
Weighing yourself on a GLP-1
Find a guide
Search by medicine, symptom or question.
6 guides in food, drink & weight
Taste changes on a GLP-1
Which leaflets list a change in taste, how common it is on each, and the changed skin sensation listed beside it.
Checked against 6 sources on 12 October 2026
Read the guideHair loss on a GLP-1
Which leaflets list hair loss, how common it is, what Zepbound’s trials found, and what the NHS says to do.
Checked against 6 sources on 12 October 2026
Read the guideHow to take Rybelsus tablets
How to take Rybelsus: the 8 hour fast, a sip of water, the 30 minute wait, and its two sets of strengths.
Checked against 3 sources on 12 October 2026
Read the guideDrinking enough when you feel sick
Why the leaflets warn that being sick or diarrhoea can dehydrate you, what they say to do, and when to get help.
Checked against 6 sources on 12 October 2026
Read the guideFood, drink and alcohol
How these medicines work on appetite, the diet the leaflets pair them with, and what the NHS says about alcohol.
Checked against 7 sources on 12 October 2026
Read the guideWeighing yourself on a GLP-1
A consistent weigh-in routine, what BMI can tell you, and a record to discuss with your healthcare team.
Checked against 2 sources on 20 October 2026
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