GLP-1, short for glucagon-like peptide-1, is a hormone your body naturally produces after eating
It works by mimicking ghrelin , the hunger hormone, and binding to the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R1a) without increasing cortisol or prolactin levels like older peptides such as GHRP-6 or GHRP-2
Prediabetes remission and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: post-hoc analyses from the diabetes prevention program outcome study and the daqing diabetes prevention outcome study
These cardiovascular benefits may reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular complications associated with obesity and metabolic dysfunction
Liu H, Zhang S, Zhou Z, Xing M, Gao Y