Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No
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These medications help: Slow down digestion Increase feelings of fullness Reduce appetite Improve body's response to insulin While they were originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 medications are now widely prescribed for weight management as well

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Next to the points mentioned above, considering the very limited number of human studies, it will be key to increase clinical research in this area using randomized controlled trials and focusing on collecting prospective longitudinal data, including all appropriate control groups