Reuters, 2023
Across these studies, weight loss was consistently greater with semaglutide than with placebo, and the weight loss was associated with improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors including blood pressure, waist circumference, lipid profiles, and inflammatory markers
In DKD, damaged tubule cells activate macrophages and the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, making a lot of ROS(Fang et al., 2025)
However, rapid weight loss risks sodium deficiency
Remission of prurigo pigmentosa after breaking ketogenic diet and resuming regular diet
Another concern with GLP-1 agonists is the loss of body mass, including fat and skeletal muscle, causing some patients to feel a loss of strength