Abstract Cardiovascular events related to atherosclerosis are responsible for high morbidity and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes
Ghrelin plays also a role in long-term body weight regulation, acting as an adiposity signal, communicating the state of energy stores to the brain
Ive talked about the upsides of pharmacologically boosting GLP-1 activity in terms of weight loss, given the ravages of obesity, and Ive also discussed its downsides, including common gastrointestinal reactions and muscle loss, as well as the rarer or more speculative side effects such as thyroid cancer, pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer
While all three drugs work by mimicking the effects in the body
How can you optimize your results with GLP-1s
A lower energy intake makes it more challenging to consume sufficient protein (5)