Additionally, tirzepatide did not attenuate the reduction of sleeping metabolic rate or 24-h sedentary energy expenditure in comparison to baseline (though not significantly different than placebo), but significantly increased fat oxidation and decreased carbohydrate and protein oxidation as compared to placebo [57]
These medications are generally considered a long term, potentially lifelong treatment, as Yet, 32% of people who begin taking GLP-1 weight loss medications stop within a year due to several reasons, including the high cost and severity of side effects
The NTS itself contains GLP-1 producing neurons which signal to decrease food-based reward in the mesolimbic VTA and NAc, which in turn impact memory and emotional processing in the hippocampus and amygdala [40]
People with insulin resistance manifest impaired insulin action in all insulin target organs/tissues including skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, liver, adipose tissue, and brain, as well as the vasculature
PMID: 8551864 Bowers, C.Y., et al
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