Verywell Health covers new research suggesting GLP-1 medications may help bring blood pressure down, adding to the list of possible effects beyond weight loss.
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A Facebook share says Danish teams found certain bacterial strains may change how the gut tells the brain it is full. The work so far is in animal models only.
Bikman calls the results remarkable, but he argues that bigger drops make it more important to know how much of the lost weight is fat and how much is muscle.
Bikman points out that weight usually returns once the drug is stopped, which makes the question of lifelong use a real one.
Avi Roy flags a preprint that pooled 10,052 people from five semaglutide trials and used a blood test to estimate heart age. It has not yet been peer reviewed.
Medical Xpress reports that eating less on weight loss drugs can come from feeling full or from nausea, and that studies should tell the two apart.
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STAT reports that some addiction telehealth platforms now market branded and compounded GLP-1s for alcohol use disorder. Experts warn of fragmented care.
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