It is encouraging that, although the side effects are bothersome, they are usually tolerable and far-outweighed by the benefits
This isnt just about obesity drugs
The results showed that both the antibiotic group and the Chinese herbal medicine group ( Lonicera japonica ) improved intestinal morphology, with the Chinese herbal medicine group ( Lonicera japonica ) also having increased the expression of ileal nutrient transporters (SLC6A9, SLC15A1, and SLC5A1) and having significantly reduced ileal maltase activity and the ratio of small intestine weight to body weight
So when a meta-analysis finds GLP-1 patients losing 3035% of total weight as lean mass, the question isn't whether GLP-1s are uniquely catabolic
"I tried it, and Im not going to do that
Andrew Blauvelt, MD, of Blauvelt Consulting, LLC, and University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland, shared insights on the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for treating patients with psoriasis