GLP-1 medications have become one of the most talked-about tools for weight loss in modern healthcare. For many individuals, these drugs have felt like a long-awaited breakthrough. Weight comes off. Appetite decreases. Blood sugar stabilizes. People feel hopeful.
But every therapeutic intervention has physiological consequences.
GLP-1 agonists work by stimulating GLP-1 receptors in both the brain and the gastrointestinal tract. This leads to:
Increased insulin secretion