Total body weight loss is the headline metric from clinical trials, but researchers increasingly recognize that the quality of weight loss the ratio of fat mass to lean mass lost matters enormously for long-term metabolic health outcomes
They increase GLP-1 secretion
This broader mechanism may help explain why retatrutide has shown strong results in clinical trials
In fact, some studies suggest GLP-1/GIP medications may have protective effects against certain cancers by improving insulin sensitivity and reducing chronic inflammation
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