While more research is needed, the safety profile of GLP-1 agonists in treating diabetes and obesity offers hope for their future use in addiction therapy
Tell them you're interested in a GLP-1 medication
"But larger randomized trials are still needed before firm conclusions can be drawn." But your lifestyle is changing too The brain-related effects are only part of the story
How Wegovy Impacts Your Digestion To understand why a heavy meal like pizza might feel different now, it is helpful to look at how GLP-1 medications work in the body
Katrin Svensson, PhD, an associate professor of pathology at Stanford University who directs a lab doing preclinical peptide research, goes further
Importantly, GLP-1 has substantial local effects in the lamina propria before reaching systemic circulation as a result of rapid degradation by DPP-4 enzyme