But persistence tells a different part of the story
The Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Program estimated that 78% of their patients participating in cardiac rehabilitation do not have diabetes and that 45% of patients who complete the rehabilitation program could potentially benefit from additional therapy such as semaglutide
Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Innovation of Science and Technology-2030 (Program of Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology, Grant 2021ZD0204002)
In March, researchers reported in the BMJ that a wide range of GLP-1s, including semaglutide and tirzepatide (in Eli Lillys Mounjaro and Zepbound), were associated with a lower risk of substance-related deaths, as well as fewer overdoses and drug-related hospitalizations, based on an analysis of Veterans Affairs data involving about 606,000 people
It was the first randomized controlled trial to study the effects of semaglutide on alcohol addiction, though anecdotal evidence and observational and animal studies have suggested the drug curbs desire for alcohol as well as food
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