Why GLP-1 Medications Can Change the Appearance of Your Skin GLP-1 medications work by reducing appetite and slowing digestion, helping patients lose weight more efficiently
In Phase 2 trials over 48 weeks, participants at the 12mg dose achieved an average of 24.2% body weight reduction, outpacing both Semaglutide (14.9%) and Tirzepatide (20.9%) in comparative data
Long-term outcome data will ultimately determine these compounds place in obesity treatment
This is also probably a combination of glucagon and GIP agonism contributing to changes in certain background proteins, specifically lipoprotein lipase, ANGPTL 3 / 8 complexes and ApoC3 as shown in other studies
Retatrutide reportedly had a similar "tolerability profile" to tirzepatide, according to endocrinologist Dr Scott Isaacs, an obesity medicine specialist and faculty at Emory Medical School in Georgia, US
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