These findings showed an improvement in hypertension in direct correlation to the amount of weight loss, said Mir Ali, MD, a bariatric surgeon, bariatric medicine specialist, and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA
Finally, we identified six papers describing favorable associations between GLP-related molecules (that is, geniposide, GLP2, puerarin) and reductions in depression-like behavior 170,171,172,173,174,175
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The 5-year risk of CKD was about 7% with SGLT2 inhibitors versus just over 8% with GLP-1s, suggesting a slight edge for SGLT2 inhibitors on pure kidney outcomes
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Discontinuing obesity medication for patients with demonstrated benefit is bordering unethical. For GLP-1 users like Michael Donnelly-Boylen, who was able to get off of antidepressants and blood pressure medication and stave off longer-term medical care as a result of using GLP-1s for weight management, the drugs are a lifeline. He said since the age of eight, everything he had tried to address his weight had failed
