Weight Loss: Like GLP-1 drugs, it also acts on brain pathways that control hunger and satiety, leading to significant weight reduction in many patients
With these promising results, the use of GLP-1RAs is anticipated to surge, potentially leading to the discovery of more adverse effects associated with these drugs
Research suggests that it can reduce hypertension, improve cholesterol profile and promote cardiac well-being
In that same vein, the dose people respond to and tolerate without side effects is also individual. Babak Orandi, MD, PhD, obesity medicine specialist and transplant surgeon at the NYU Langone Weight Management Program, and associate professor in the Departments of Surgery and Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, said that for many doctors who prescribe this class of medications frequently, microdosing is something they have already been trying