News-Medical+3EurekAlert!+3ASMBS+3 To put numbers on it: Surgical patients lost ~58 lbs in two years ( 24% of total body weight, or TBW) GLP-1 patients lost only ~12 lbs ( 4.7% TBW) over the same period EurekAlert!+2News-Medical+2 Even among GLP-1 users who continued therapy for a full year, weight loss averaged only ~7% TBWstill far less than surgical outcomes EurekAlert!+2ASMBS+2 Another rigorous analysis published in JAMA Surgery compared weight loss surgery and GLP-1 receptor agonists over two years
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For people who are overweight or living with obesity and an autoimmune disease, this study offers a hopeful signal that medications already in use today may be beneficial in reducing their risk of cardiovascular disease.More informationThe Mayo Clinic has more on GLP-1 drug benefits.SOURCE: American Heart Association, news release, June 6, 2026 .What This Means For YouPeople with autoimmune diseases and obesity should ask their doctor about GLP-1 drugs..Sign up for our weekly HealthDay newsletter
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Overall, a molecularly targeted approach to micronutrients represents an emerging precision-nutrition strategy aimed at improving metabolic, reproductive, and inflammatory outcomes in women with PCOS