It helps to: Slow gastric emptying Increase feelings of fullness, thereby reducing food intake
Biomarker and Genetic Factors That Influence Side-Effect Timing Individual variation in side-effect timing is partly determined by genetic variants in the GLP1R gene (rs6923761), GIPR gene (rs1800437), and metabolic regulators like FTO (rs9939609)
Kauppinen A, Suuronen T, Ojala J, Kaarniranta K, Salminen A (2013) Antagonistic crosstalk between NF-kB and SIRT1 in the regulation of inflammation and metabolic disorders
Conflict of interest LC is the founder of Innovative Psychiatry, LLC and Touchpoints 180 TM , organizations offering metabolic psychiatry consultation and ketogenic metabolic therapies for which she receives payment, provides free presentations and a free LowCarb Lifestyles Book Club
Conditions to consider include androgenetic alopecia, autoimmune alopecia, thyroid disorders, tinea capitis (fungal infection), lichen planopilaris or other scarring alopecias, systemic illness, or other dermatologic conditions unrelated to GLP-1 therapy or weight loss