May 15

Weight-Loss Drugs’ Environmental Cost

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Experts warn that current methods of making the peptide drugs are environmentally unfriendly April 28, 2024 by Aayushi Pratap Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 102, Issue 13 This article explores the significant environmental challenges associated with the rapidly increasing production of popular peptide-based weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. It highlights that current manufacturing methods, primarily solid-phase peptide … Read more

FDA Accepts Novo Nordisk’s Application for Oral Wegovy: 5 Things to Know

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A Wegovy weight loss pill from Novo Nordisk is forthcoming, providing an alternative to injectable GLP-1 drugs. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Federal regulators have accepted Novo Nordisk’s application to produce a pill version of its injectable weight loss medication Wegovy. Experts say an oral medication might be easier for people to use, … Read more

GLP-1 reduces adverse cardiac events before weight loss: 3 notes

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Adult patients taking Wegovy saw a reduced risk of experiencing a major adverse cardiovascular event within the first three months of treatment, according to a secondary analysis of the drug’s clinical trial data, presented May 12 at the European Congress on Obesity. Here are three notes from the secondary analysis: The “Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes … Read more

Physical activity promotes gut adaptation, responses to nutrients, and sensitivity to gut peptides

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Physical activity is essential for body weight maintenance after body weight-loss, partly by promoting the coupling between energy intake and expenditure. However, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that running induces small intestine growth independently of GLP-2. In addition, exercise increases L-cell density in the small intestine and glucose-stimulated GLP-1 secretion, and … Read more

Nature’s Ozempic: What and how you eat can increase levels of GLP-1 without drugs

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Despite the popularity of semaglutide drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss, surveys suggest that most people still prefer to lose weight without using medications. For those preferring a drug-free approach to weight loss, research shows that certain nutrients and dietary strategies can naturally mimic the effects of semaglutides.

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