86 Liraglutide Liraglutide was firstly approved as an antidiabetic drug and, but in higher doses, it showed anti-obesity effects
To burn fat for energy (fat oxidation), fatty acids have to be transported into mitochondria (the powerhouses of cells)
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So there is a possibility the favourable findings for this group of drugs may relate to the people who take them having some additional socioeconomic advantages, including diet, greater or more frequent access to exercise, and maybe higher or longer levels of education, that have also offered some other forms of protection. Martin Whyte, an associate professor at the University of Surrey also added, Notably, the authors did not provide detailed information about the characteristics of patients in each group, either before or after statistical matching, and treatment duration for either GLP-1 drugs or metformin was not reported
In addition, B12 supplements may reduce the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimers disease, two conditions that are associated with cognitive decline