Prescription type 2 diabetes or weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are "GLP-1 agonists" and contain synthetic chemicals that mimic GLP-1 in your body
Acknowledgments Sushma Soni, CMPP, of inScience Communications, Springer Healthcare (Philadelphia, Pa.), and Amy Zannikos, PharmD, CMPP, on behalf of inScience Communications, Springer Healthcare, provided medical writing support, which was funded by AstraZeneca
Aim for 79 hours of quality sleep nightly to support optimal metabolic function
Certain foods may stimulate natural GLP-1 release, including: High-protein foods such as eggs, fish, and legumes
Its meant to bridge the gap before a longer-term program that might or might not begin in 2028
Notably, Elevance Health, parent of Anthem, announced in February 2024 a program to provide coaching and tools to help customers monitor weight loss, essentially offering the same benefit other insurers were requiring for GLP-1 use