This is known as the incretin effect
In a parallel study of those on weight loss medicines, researchers compared about 171,000 who were on GLP-1 medications with about 197,000 who were on other weight loss drugs, and found that liraglutide (Saxenda) more than doubled the incidence of delayed gastric emptying, and that semaglutide (Wegovy) increased this side effect by more than a third (39%) compared to non-GLP-1 drugs
Its role is elegant: it tells the brain we are satisfied, slows down how quickly the stomach empties, and ensures our insulin levels are appropriate
These cardiometabolic improvements matter because excess weight drives many of these risk factors
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