Future Potential As research techniques advance, we may discover important functions for GLP-3
Many patients experience nausea when they ignore their body's satiety signals and eat too muchnot because the medication is toxic, but because the dose matches a smaller food volume than before
Second, the short-term nature of the study, with two weeks devoted to each dosing schedule for each patient, allows for examination of short-term parameters, such as sleep and wakefulness, but not longer-term outcomes such as IGF-I levels, growth rates, or bone maturation
Slows gastric emptying so food stays in the stomach longer
Outcome measures In this meta-analysis, the primary outcome was the change in body weight at the specified cutoff point after treatment discontinuation as compared to the control group The secondary outcome was the change in BMI at the specified cutoff point after treatment discontinuation as compared to the control group
Common side effects include: Nausea and vomiting Diarrhoea or constipation Abdominal discomfort or bloating Reduced appetite (which, whilst an intended effect, can occasionally be excessive) Belching or indigestion Most of these effects are mild to moderate in severity and transient