A 2024 KFF study found Medicaid coverage could benefit 40% of adults and 26% of children with obesity, forcing policymakers to weigh cost, equity and long-term health outcomes as demand grows and new uses emerge
But importantly, they were also asked to exercise three times a week and eat a limited number of calories per day depending on their basal metabolic rate
Diana Girnita, MD, PhD , is a double board-certified rheumatologist and internal medicine specialist with over 20 years of clinical and research experience
The cagrilintide side effect profile and the cagrilintide weight loss data suggest this amylin analog could offer a complementary or alternative approach to GLP-1 therapy
Why It Matters This is the first human study to show that GLP-1 medications may help the body burn visceral fat more actively not just reduce calories in.That means the weight loss benefits could be coming from both appetite control and a metabolic boost
Oral dysbiosis and gut barrier disruption can trigger the same downstream cascade, as pathogenic microbial products traveling from the oral cavity into the digestive tract can further compromise the tight junction environment
