If a medication can modulate reward pathways more generally, it may help blunt the neural pull of habit and compulsion
The medications work by reducing appetite and improving satiety, making it easier to eat less, but patients who view them as solutions requiring zero behavior change typically experience less significant outcomes than trial data suggests
Treatment Control Nlel -AnglV Dihexa Number of spines/5(^m 22 39 44 % Con-elation VGLUT1 95.2 95.1 94.4 Number of spines/5C^m 19 31 37 % Correlation Synapsin 93.4 94.2 96.3 Number of spines/5C^m 18 36 43 % Correlation PSD-95 98.03 97.38 98.71 The total number of spines for each treatment group is indicated as the number of spines per 50 dendrite length
Encouragement of healthy lifestyle changes: The use of this medication often motivates individuals to adopt long-term healthy habits and improve their metabolic health
GH helps to preserve, and in some cases even build, lean muscle tissue
People can choose to remain on them indefinitely
