A brand new weight problems drug that may be a weekly injectable drug known as Semaglutide was accepted in June 2021 for treating folks with a physique mass index within the overweight vary or simply underneath that vary however with weight-related well being points.
Semaglutide mimics a intestine hormone known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that acts on the pancreas to extend insulin manufacturing, on the abdomen to sluggish emptying, and on the mind to show down urge for food and sign satiety. Sufferers can eat much less and never be bothered by starvation and cravings. Different medicines are in growth that mixes two or three hormones concerned in urge for food.
The issue is that these medication should be used all through life, very similar to diabetes medicines, or else the advantages are misplaced. In reality, a 2021 research discovered that individuals on Semaglutide regain weight when the drug is stopped.
On this episode, we discover the function of this new drug and focus on why weight problems medication ought to at all times stay a final resort.
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