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These symptoms are most common during the early stages of treatment or when doses are increased, but they often subside as the body adjusts

What matters is consistency

Beyond glucose lowering and weight reduction, GLP-1based therapies exert multiple mechanistic effects that directly target the pathophysiology of MASLD/MASH: Reduction of hepatic de novo lipogenesis Improvement in insulin sensitivity Suppression of hepatic glucose production Reduction in visceral and ectopic fat accumulation Enhancement of mitochondrial function and fatty acid oxidation Anti-inflammatory signaling with decreased cytokine activation Potential attenuation of hepatocellular injury and fibrosis progression Importantly, the benefits of GLP-1 therapies appear to extend beyond simple weight loss alone

As many as two-thirds of people using a GLP-1 to lose weight stop taking the drug within a year, citing unpleasant side effects (diarrhea, constipation, nausea and vomiting) and the relatively high cost of the medication

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