Drugs like Ozempic work by mimicking a hormone in the body also called GLP-1 (short for glucagon-like peptide 1), which the body naturally produces to regulate blood sugar, hunger, and metabolism
and binge eating, loss-of-control eating, and food rumination are reduced
With regard to adverse effects, gastrointestinal intoleranceespecially nausea and vomitingrepresents the class-defining limitation
Other genetic factors including variants in the FTO gene (rs9939609), which predisposes to obesity, and the MC4R gene (rs17782313), involved in appetite regulation, may provide context for understanding baseline metabolic function
Its still not cheap, however, and isnt always covered by insurance
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