As well as reducing the amount of food that you want to eat, semaglutide controls your appetite
doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.4789 l Clinical observation and some preliminary studies suggest the GLP-1 medication semaglutidebetter known by brand names like Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovycan reduce cravings and help individuals with alcohol use disorder reduce or stop drinking
But first, heres a brief overview of this class of drugs
Anti-diabetic actions of glucagon-like peptide-1 on pancreatic beta-cells
Moreover, GLP-1 exerts stabilizing effects on the endothelial contraction and barrier for AGE-treated endothelium via activating GLP-1R/cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)/PKA and inhibiting mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways together with RAGE/Rho/ROCK [97, 98]
This is where the story gets interesting.