Individual variability is significant and depends on starting weight, metabolic factors, medication adherence, dose optimization, lifestyle factors, and genetic variables
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Scientists Are Studying GLP-1s for Broader Health Benefits in Bipolar Disorder These include metabolic liver disease, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and binge eating disorder, says Roger McIntyre, MD, a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Toronto and head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit of the University Health Network in Toronto
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