[1] Marketed under brand names including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus, semaglutide works by mimicking the action of the naturally occurring hormone GLP-1
I do not recommend these as a primary source of vitamin B12 for anyone relying on a plant-based diet
It can decrease it by 20% over a four-year period, Jay said, so they have the most to gain, but they also need to be followed. Jay said shes seen patients who are prediabetic normalize their blood sugar on a GLP-1, but shes also had some experience kidney failure after starting them, making good medical care, and follow-up blood testing essential
Other factors, such as weight loss or improved blood sugar levels, may have contributed to the observed positive outcomes
Animal studies most often use 10 mcg/kg of body weight as a reference
This peptide has positive neurogenic properties