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The studies showing meaningful weight loss with GLP-1 medications arent about raising GLP-1 levelstheyre about activating GLP-1 receptors at a different level than your body produces naturally

Even though GLP-1s were initially studied for their role in insulin secretion regulations, we now know that they have actions across different organs, and they are also widely expressed in the brain, raising the possibility that they may have direct [central nervous system] effects, Afsaneh Shirani, MD, board certified neurologist at Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, told attendees

The GLP-1 Analogs Liraglutide and Semaglutide Reduce Atherosclerosis in ApoE(-/-) and LDLr(-/-) Mice by a Mechanism That Includes Inflammatory Pathways

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