Benefits GLP-1 agonists are effective in weight loss as they delay gastric emptying, induce satiety, and decrease food These agents have been successfully studied in obese, non-diabetic patients Weight loss results seen as early as two weeks into treatment Liraglutide especially is shown to be effective for long-term (2 year) weight loss Liraglutide even produces greater weight loss results than orlistat More favorable effects on HbA1c and blood pressure seen with liraglutide vs
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Acknowledgements We thank the Instruments Sharing Platform of School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University for technical help
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