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GP = General Practitioner

How to measure success Weight on the scale is one metric, but not the only one

While this study is small, we provide essential preliminary data (e.g., effect sizes) for the design and development of larger randomized control trials testing the effectiveness of GLP-1RAs on reductions in alcohol use

We speculate this could potentially explain the absence of reduced risk for PDAC associated with GLP1RA-related weight loss in contrast to weight loss following bariatric surgery 45

Neither is inherently better

Function Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (also known as Adenosine deaminase (ADA) complexing protein 2 or T-cell activation antigen CD26) is a member of the prolyl oligopeptidase family of enzymes