Diverticulitis and GLP-1 medications both involve the complex mechanics of the large intestine, but they affect it in very different ways
In this clinical trial with 20 women, oral supplementation with Pycnogenol was shown to significantly lower UV-induced expression of the pigment synthesizing enzymes TRP1 by 75%, tyrosinase by 51%, MITF by 67% and MART-1 by 67%
The patients had a mean age of 65 years old, 84.2% were men and the mean BMI was 31.9 kg/m 2
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References Scales CD Jr, Smith AC, Hanley JM, Saigal CS
[2] [5] At present, there are no GLP-1 patches licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) or approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for routine use in the United Kingdom (as verified through MHRA and Electronic Medicines Compendium searches, January 2024)