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Hot shot: the wider promise of weight-loss jabs

The Intelligence from The Economist

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The Transformative Potential of GLP-1 Drugs

This chapter explores the emergence of GLP-1 receptor agonists as innovative weight-loss drugs with transformative effects on obesity and various health conditions. It highlights their cardiovascular benefits, potential applications in treating Alzheimer’s and other diseases, and the necessity for further trials to validate their broad utility.

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