This medication can be prescribed along with diet and exercise to help patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater, or patients with a BMI of 27 or greater with at least one weight-related condition, such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, to achieve weight loss
In the United States alone, approximately 6% of adults are currently using the medications, while those who are eligible represent 52%, she adds, and with that scale comes burgeoning opportunities for new product development
Different foods and combinations of foods can cause blood glucose spikes, says Nasser
Scientists were initially excited by this discovery as a potential treatment for diabetes, but human GLP-1 has a half-life of approximately two minutes in the bloodstream, making it unsuitable as a treatment
Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is vital for energy production, nerve function, and red blood cell formation