Notably, participants had not reached a weight loss plateau by the end of the 48-week study, suggesting that the full weight loss potential of retatrutide may extend beyond this timeframe
Specifically, GLP-1 receptors are enriched in the lateral septum (where expression is highest), hypothalamus, amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, hippocampus, ventral tegmental area (VTA), and nucleus accumbens (NAc)
So, people may feel less hungry and their blood sugar can also be better handled
demonstrated that a 5.6% weight loss in the group treated with liraglutide 1.8 mg/day compared with placebo was associated to reductions in both total fat and lean body mass measured by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), as well as in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues measured by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) [54]