Besides, goiter may be experimentally induced in animals exposed to goitrogenic substances, like perchlorate or thiocyanates, which block iodine uptake in the thyroid gland, causing a similar compensatory rise in secretion of TSH and hyperplasia of thyroid cells (Nourani and Sadr 2023)
Serious adverse events have not been reported in the preclinical toxicity literature, which found no identifiable lethal dose across four species by Xu 2020
Smaller does not automatically mean better
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This is a medication that controls a disease, like any other
Semaglutide is an injectable prescription medication that is FDA-approved and proven to help overweight adults lose weight and keep it off (when used in combination with a healthy diet and exercise)