Analysis performed in patients with T2DM showed no increased cancer risk associated with the use of GLP-1 RAs (IRR, 0.94
NICE recommends considering this for people with a BMI 40 kg/m or 35 kg/m with comorbidities (with lower thresholds for people from certain ethnic groups), and for people with type 2 diabetes with a BMI between 30-34.9 kg/m
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however, these GLP-1 receptor agonists induce growth hormone secretion which stimulates the livers production of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), which may be a cause of acne vulgaris development via sebum production
It is an antioxidant that inhibits eumelanin and promotes the production of pheomelanin, responsible for making the skin brighter
Whether effects translate to Fitzpatrick types IIII (typical Irish skin) is not established