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These mechanisms improve glycemia and consistently produce clinically meaningful weight loss (Nauck & Meier, 2020)

If you want a broader look at the hormone pathways involved, this guide on how GLP-1 actually works for weight loss is a helpful place to start

GLP-1 plays a crucial role in regulating several physiological and metabolic functions, including appetite, satiety, glucose and insulin balance, GI motility, liver fat metabolism, and even bone remodeling (1)

Kidney Int 83:517523 Lewis EJ, Hunsicker LG, Clarke WR, Berl T, Pohl MA, Lewis JB et al (2001) Renoprotective effect of the angiotensin-receptor antagonist irbesartan in patients with nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes

Risk of cancer in patients treated with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors: an extensive meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Comment on: the effect of semaglutide and GLP-1 RAs on risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy [published online ahead of print June 20, 2025]