Of all the challenges encountered by practitioners, helping patients achieve and maintain weight loss continues to be one of the most frustrating, futile issues
Secondary hypertension is usually associated with an earlier age of onset, no family history, and a clear cause, such as renal or endocrine disorders, or iatrogenic triggers, such as the use of oral contraceptives (131)
Perhaps its most famous role, GLP-1 crosses the blood-brain barrier to act directly on appetite centres in the brain, enhancing feelings of fullness and reducing hunger signals
While some people may experience pronounced effects, others might not notice much of a difference
For this study, researchers analyzed medical records from more than 2 million people taking diabetes medications, including over 215,000 who took GLP-1 medications, from October 2017 through December 2023 via a database maintained by the U.S