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stopping treatment is often followed by weight regain

As an agonist, the drug mimics the effect of the natural hormone, boosting the effects of the natural hormone

Those who kept the tirzepatide around lost an additional 5.5% body weight on average

Dietary Modulation of GLP-1 Release and Action The GLP-1 hormone is naturally released in response to eating by intestinal enteroendocrine L-cells, present throughout the intestines and especially the distal colon

In the FIGHT [80] and LIVE [81] RCTs performed in patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction with and without T2DM, liraglutide treatment, compared to placebo, did not demonstrate a beneficial effect on left ventricular function, with a trend towards harm [80, 81]

Mia Chorney GLP-1 therapies (e.g., semaglutide, tirzepatide) have ~20 years of clinical use