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What You’ll Learn: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists a.k.a GLP-1 receptor agonists are a type of medication used primarily for diabetes management but are now being used for weight loss GLP-1 receptor agonists mimic the action of the hormone glucagon-like peptide...
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The pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes (AKA: what goes awry in your body) is an inability of your cells to respond to the hormone insulin, allowing excessive amounts of glucose to accumulate in your blood. From this perspective, it would...
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You may already know how sleep impacts your hunger cues, your weight, and your brain function. If you’ve ever burned the midnight oil, you might notice that you feel hungrier the next day, or have trouble feeling full at all. ...
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Over the last few years, fasting has become one of the most popular mainstream diet strategies. From biohackers looking to improve brain function to dieters looking for rapid weight loss, it seems like everyone has tried fasting at least once....
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Incidence of metabolic syndrome is steadily growing among adults in the US, with no cut and dry intervention in sight. In a recent study published in the Current Developments in Nutrition journal, researchers examined the impact of a ketogenic diet on markers for metabolic...
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