These treatments work by mimicking natural hormones that help regulate appetite and digestion
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A study published in January found the drugs reduced the risk of 42 diseases, including heart disease, cancer, clotting disorders, Alzheimers, chronic kidney disease, addiction and a range of psychiatric conditions
A randomized, controlled trial of 3.0 mg of liraglutide in weight management', New England Journal of Medicine , 373/1, 11-22
So far only one oral GLP-1 has appeared on the market, in 2019
This simultaneous tri-receptor engagement represents a mechanistic departure from earlier compounds in the incretin class, which targeted one or two of these receptors
