Quick refresher: Wegovy is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for chronic weight management in adults with either obesity (body mass index, or BMI, of 30+) or overweight (BMI of 27+) with at least one weight-related medical condition, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol
Gregg EW, Sattar N, Ali MK (2016) The changing face of diabetes complications
Originally developed to treat HIV-associated lipodystrophy, it has shown impressive results in metabolic syndrome and general abdominal obesity
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Semaglutide slows gut motility through its GLP-1 receptor effects throughout the gastrointestinal tract