The Takeaway GLP-1 plays a key role in weight management by helping you feel fuller, slowing digestion, and stabilizing blood sugar, making appetite control more manageable
At the end of the study, the women had lost an average of 4.4 kg (9.7 lbs) and had significant improvements in insulin resistance, fasting glucose, and cholesterol levels
Their use is rising rapidly, and with good reason: These medications have been shown to reduce blood sugar, improve fatty liver, GERD, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, blood pressure, triglycerides, major adverse cardiovascular events, and even show potential benefits for conditions like alcohol use disorder (Mozaffarian et al., 2025
Some people use it daily while adjusting to GLP-1, while others use it more strategically during workouts, hot weather, or days when eating is especially low