For travel, a simple insulated medication cooler with temperature-regulated ice packs maintains proper storage
Chia seeds are particularly useful because just one ounce provides around 10 grams of fibre, making them an easy addition to yogurt, oatmeal, or smoothies without a lot of added volume
Wegovy is also approved to help treat MASH and to help lower the risk of serious heart problems like heart attack and stroke in adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight
Even though there are concerns for the development of kidney disease in CPTII patients due to the high metabolic overload associated to rhabdomyolysis, end-stage chronic renal insufficiency requiring dialysis is only occasionally reported in these patients (Joshi and Zierz, 2020)
When paired with an individualized low-calorie, low-fat diet and a consistent exercise program, GLP-1 therapy can help improve various health markers in overweight adults including high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol reducing cardiovascular risk and improving metabolic health
Our recent work demonstrated that oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) upregulates DPP-4 expression on macrophages via activation of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon- (TRIF) and CD36 pathways [36]
