effectiveness of glp 1 Q&A: Long-term success GLP-1 therapies hinges on more than just a prescription The expanding benefits of GLP-1

"In the longer term, however, reduced obesity rates among Medicaid enrollees could also result in reduced Medicaid spending on chronic diseases associated with obesity, such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and types of cancer," the researchers noted in a KFF news release

The receptors that the medication works on is in the brain as much as it is in the gut

The GLP-1 receptor activation slows gastric emptying, reduces appetite through hypothalamic signaling, and enhances insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner

doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.03.035

These numbers were unprecedented for a pharmacological intervention

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