Popular GLP-1 medications may have health benefits that extend beyond weight loss and blood sugar control, a new study finds
Popular GLP-1 medications approved for weight loss, diabetes, and heart disease may have untapped potential to reduce the ...
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Some GLP-1s Achieve More Weight Loss Than Others: Study
By comparison, the FDA-approved drug liraglutide only resulted in just under 6% weight loss after 26 weeks, the researchers ...
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Weight-Loss Showdown: Is It Time for an RCT of Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1s?
The magnitude of the increase in GLP-1 is larger with surgery than with drug therapy, and leads to greater weight loss, but Azagury believes that if the amount of weight loss is controlled in any head ...
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Some GLP-1s Achieve More Weight Loss Than Others: Study
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Three GLP-1 drugs ... weight loss of more than 22% after 48 weeks. Each of those drugs are taken once a week, by an injection. By comparison, the ...
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Variety of GLP-1 Drugs Help People Without Diabetes Lose Weight: Review
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists ... weekly provided up to 22.1% weight loss after 48 weeks, although this was based on data from only 268 patients. There were, the authors note, no ...
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Early Intervention Central to Treating Muscle Mass Loss in Patients Losing Weight With GLP-1 Meds
With glucagon-like peptide 1 ... weight loss, rather than an independent effect of GLP-1 RAs, according to a 2024 analysis in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Caissa Troutman, MD By comparison ...