It follows a paper earlier this year which found that weight regain after stopping GLP-1 medications is four times faster than after diet and exercise programmes
There is also a caution regarding diabetic retinopathy, particularly in patients using insulin
Interestingly, GLP-1 is also known to decrease the rewarding effects of food intake by interacting with parts of the mesolimbic dopamine system such as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), nucleus accumbens (NAc) [34], and also GABAergic circuits in the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDTg) [35], which makes brain GLP-1R signaling a promising target for the treatment of alcohol and cocaine abuse disorders [36, 37]
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Candidates like Eli Lillys retatrutide and Amgens MariTide are raising the bar, with Phase II trials showing weight loss exceeding 24%, a level comparable to that achieved with bariatric surgery
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