Moreover, rendering these ALS mice germ-free or treating them with antibiotics significantly accelerated their motor neuron degeneration, implying that some aspect of the microbiome is beneficial in ALS [83]
The reviewed studies encompass a highly heterogenous population in terms of age, health status, inpatient and outpatient initiation, strictness of the diet, monitoring, method of initiation, formulation of the KD, food choices, and calorie restriction or ab libitum feeding
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Many users find branded GLP-1s are not affordable and turn to lower cost sources, such as getting semaglutide made up by a compounding pharmacy (often requesting additions to the formula such as vitamin B12) a practice that is not recommended by the US FDA.13 This may decrease as the first generic versions of GLP-1 drugs become available, which started to get FDA approval in late 2024
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