Funding This work was supported by the American Cancer Society
All patients suspected of having an eating disorder should be referred to a specialist for a comprehensive assessment of eating disorder psychopathology before initiating obesity treatment
The proposed advantage is that some glutathione may be absorbed through oral tissues rather than depending entirely on the gastrointestinal tract
Therefore, drugs with a potent antihyperglycemic effect, independent of the glomerular filtration rate, with a low risk of hypoglycemia, that reduce weight in overweight/obese patients and that provide cardiovascular and renal protection, such as GLP-1 receptor agonists, are needed
However, a long-term exploratory RCT in 150 people with obesity found that differences in eating disorders psychopathology scores were not maintained at 52 weeks when liraglutide in combination with behavioral therapy was compared with behavioral therapy alone 215
What we know about GLP-1 medications in peri/menopausal women GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists have been extensively studied and consistently demonstrate substantial weight loss and cardiometabolic benefit in adults with overweight and obesity, including women across the adult lifespan