What remains clear is that the obesity therapeutics market, already among the fastest-growing segments in pharmaceutical history, is entering a dramatically larger phase of expansion
Focusing on fresh, minimally-processed foods with appealing textures may also help. Indeed, sprinkling your meals with a variety of spiceslike ginger, cinnamon and oreganonot only adds vibrant flavor, it also boosts metabolism and suppresses appetite
Since the mid-2000s, the structure of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4, CD26), an enzyme that decomposes GLP-1, has been discovered
Both are delivered via weekly injections
The article notes that GLP-1 use can lower blood pressure and affect blood glucose, and donors must still meet hemoglobin, hematocrit and blood pressure thresholds to donate plasma safely
Lancet, 2022