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Effectiveness: Bariatric Surgery vs Weight Loss Drugs GLP-1 Drugs (e.g., Wegovy): Average weight loss: 15% of body weight Weight regain likely after discontinuation Requires ongoing injections Modest improvements in comorbidities Bariatric Surgery: 6080% excess weight loss within 1218 months Long-term maintenance up to 20 years and beyond Remission rates for type 2 diabetes: ~6080% High improvement in hypertension, sleep apnea, PCOS READ : When to Choose Bariatric Surgery Over GLP-1 Medications Why Patients Choose Tijuana for Bariatric Surgery
Chronically high and low IGF-1 levels increase risk of death in adults (3)
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Dopaminergic agonists normalize elevated hypothalamic neuropeptide y and corticotropin-releasing hormone, body weight gain, and hyperglycemia in ob/ob mice
Interestingly, the benefit of liraglutide for tau phosphorylation in diabetic mice cannot be replicated by insulin treatment, suggesting that the unique neuroprotective effects of GLP-1RAs are medicated by pathways other than insulin signaling pathways [62]
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