Importantly, the insulinotropic and glucagonostatic actions of GLP-1 are strictly glucose dependent
demonstrated that a 5.6% weight loss in the group treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg/day compared with placebo was associated to reductions in both total fat and lean body mass measured by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), as well as in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues measured by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) [54]
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