health benefits of glp 1 agonists The expanding GLP-1 medicines: Cell Reports Medicine Surprising Benefits of GLP-1 Medications

On Wednesday 4/1/26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lillys new oral weight-loss pill, orforglipron , a GLP-1 drug that works like the widely used injectable medications

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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Beyond Their Pancreatic Effects

The simplest way to think about it Wegovy works on 1 pathway (GLP-1) Mounjaro works on 2 pathways (GLP-1 + GIP) Retatrutide (still being studied) works on 3 pathways (GLP-1 + GIP + glucagon) More pathways may mean stronger appetite and metabolic effects, which is why retatrutide is getting so much attention

Effects of Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Endocrine Metabolism Interestingly, GLP-1RAs not only exert a protective effect on the nervous and cardiovascular systems, but also exhibit a regulatory effect on metabolism

5 , 6 Table 1 summarizes the main findings of the SURPASS programs regarding the ability of tirzepatide to improve atherogenic dyslipidemia