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The GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide (brand name Saxenda) was FDA-approved for chronic weight management in 2014

The simplest way to picture it: GLP-1 tells your gut to slow down, while amylin tells your brain you have had enough food - through a different channel

Research consistently shows that patients who combine GLP-1 medications with behavioral interventions, dietary changes, and exercise achieve better outcomes and maintain their weight loss longer

Menopause flips this pattern entirely

These include lowering serum glucose levels, inhibiting carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes, enhancing pancreatic -cells function, increasing insulin secretion, prebiotic activity, exerting antioxidant effects, suppressing oxidative stress, and supporting diabetic wound healing