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The average man or woman in the UK has a BMI over 27, so most people with heart disease are likely to benefit from adding semaglutide to their existing drugs, which already usually include aspirin, statins, blood pressure-lowering drugs, and other blood thinners." Professor Azeem Majeed, an expert in primary care and public health at Imperial College London, highlighted the potential for semaglutide as a preventive treatment: "The findings reinforce the use of semaglutide as a disease-modifying therapy for high-risk patients and not just as a weight-loss tool
Since December 2025, the Wegovy pill has offered an oral option for those preferring not to inject
Its action of activating the AMPK pathway directly mirrors the cellular response to physical exercise, promoting benefits like improved insulin sensitivity and fat oxidation
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