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GLP-1 agonists have appeared to be superior to lifestyle management alone for losing weight and have better patient attrition rates

Christian Wber: has received honoraria consultancy/speaking from Apomedica, Curelator, Eli Lilly, Grnenthal, Hermes, Lundbeck, Novartis, Pfizer, Ratiopharm/Teva, and Stada

An oral GLP-1 receptor agonist works the same way as the injectable version

Liraglutide, marketed as Victoza for diabetes and Saxenda for weight management, was one of the first successful GLP-1 drugs

This restricts the potential to draw robust conclusions about the sustained impact of GLP-1 agonists on OSA and related outcomes [1, 2, 7]

I see a lot of women in this phase of life who have worked out and been healthy their whole lives and are frustrated with the weight gain theyre experiencing now, says Disha Narang, MD, an endocrinologist and the director of obesity medicine at Endeavor Health in Skokie, Illinois