Discontinuation rates due to adverse events ranged from 12% to 18% at treatment doses, compared with just 4% on placebo
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Lauren Grawert, MD, clinical advisor at The Garden New Jersey, said its believed that GLP-1 medications can provide psychiatric benefits because they can cross the blood-brain barrier and bind to brain regions associated with the reward system
Study limitations People who upload receipts may be more healthconscious than average The researchers didnt have data on participants weight/BMI Changes may partly reflect people deliberately trying to lose weight - not just drug effects Misclassification of food items is possible, but affects both time periods If this pattern is replicated in larger and longer-term studies, it could be relevant for food manufacturers in terms of product formulation, says Srensen
Increased insulin secretion and enhanced -cell function prior to surgery are also associated with a higher likelihood of hypoglycemia postoperatively
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