About the Experts: Lester Lee, M.D., is a regenerative medicine physician specializing in hormone replacement therapy
For example, high-fat feeding alters the small intestinal microbiota to increase intestinal, brain, and circulatory levels of taurine-conjugated bile acids, including and taurochenodeoxycholic acid (TCDCA), which is an FXR agonist 272
"So they end up just injecting themselves with random stuff, and sometimes, it goes wrong
The SURMOUNT-1 trial demonstrated significant weight loss, with patients losing approximately 15-21% of their body weight at the 15 mg dose over 72 weeks, depending on the statistical method used
Among those prescribed, a fraction of them were dispensed their medication at a pharmacy within 60 days (15.2% of Medicare-aged patients and 22.7% of patients aged 60-64)