This does not mean weight loss medications are "addictive" or "a crutch." It means they are treating an ongoing physiological condition, much like blood pressure medication treats hypertension
Since then, researchers have been developing peptide-based therapies for a wide range of medical conditions
Opting what valid medications to cover based on cost is a dangerous and slippery slope
14 Two therapeutic strategies currently exist to overcome the short half-life of incretin hormones and pharmacologically augment the incretin effect: 1) inject GLP-1 receptor agonists that are resistant to degradation by the DPP-4 enzyme and 2) orally administer DPP-4 inhibitors that delay the enzymatic degradation of naturally secreted incretin hormones ( Figure 2 )
Unsafe & untrue, your body absorbs only what it needs
Innes JF, Fuller CJ, Grover ER, Kelly AL, Burn JF