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So the more muscle you have, the more calories your body burns to move you around, or even simply to rest. Muscle is metabolically active, meaning your body must work to sustain it

21 Antiarrhythmic Properties GLP-1RAs may lower the risk of AF, a common comorbidity in HF that worsens prognosis, by reducing the volume of epicardial fat, modulating calcium handling within cardiomyocytes and improving left atrial remodelling

[9,32-34] The mechanism of action seems to be promoting cellular glucose uptake by activating an enzyme called adenosine monophosphate kinase (AMPK)

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All GLP-1s listed are injections except for oral semaglutide

Detailed information on the system can be found in Rathod YD and Di Fulvio M (2021)