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Tirzepatide Diet: What to Eat, What to Avoid

Tirzepatide diet: what to eat, what to limit, and why it matters on a GLP-1 medicine.

Active ingredient
tirzepatide
Manufacturer
Eli Lilly
Tirzepatide diet: a high-protein plate on a GLP-1

Zepbound in brief

How long it remains in the body
100%50%25%0%05.5 d11 d16.5 d22 d27.5 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

The half-life is 5 to 6 days, so half disappears after 5.5 d, and about 3% remains after five half-lives (27.5 d).

How much weight came off in the main trial
SURMOUNT-1: 5 mg weekly15%SURMOUNT-1: 10 mg weekly19.5%SURMOUNT-1: 15 mg weekly20.9%Placebo3.1%

In SURMOUNT-1, the 72-week result was 20.9% of body weight, compared with 3.1% for placebo.

What it costs over time
202420252026$1,086.37$0List priceSelf-pay

In US dollars, monthly prices include the list price and self-pay offers, and each figure comes from the maker's price page.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), Eli Lilly 1 2, cnbc.com.