Sci Rep 11 , 17027 (2021)
For type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 medications can be prescribed long-term if clinically appropriate
This dual mechanism, reduced intake plus increased expenditure, explains why the Phase 2 data showed such dramatically higher weight loss percentages than any dual agonist trial
A recent human cohort of 21,561 individuals showed variability in microbial profile depending on the individual's dietary pattern, whether omnivorous, vegetarian, or vegan, with interaction with their health outcomes in terms of favorable cardiometabolic markers (17)
Thyroid cancer: These drugs have been linked to an increased risk of thyroid tumors, including a rare form of cancer called medullary thyroid cancer
Not surprisingly, those highly heterologous trials failed, driving the larger players from the field and chilling funding for the remaining researchers