Tirzepatide is MHRA-authorised as Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes and as Zepbound for weight management
A tough pill to swallow While Novo and Hims both lick their wounds, another pharma giant reported booming sales of its own GLP-1 medications
Study procedure (Koide et al., 2025) GLP-1RA therapy significantly reduced blood glucose levels, body weight, and body fat percentage Results showed that after 12 months of treatment, GLP-1RA therapy significantly reduced participants blood glucose levels (as measured by glycated hemoglobin), body weight, and body fat percentage
Improves metabolic function and fat utilization
Not willing to give up, Holst turned to Thue Schwartz, a young Danish medical student and molecular pharmacologist working with Rehfeld on gastrin and new peptides isolated from the pancreas
That can be incredibly helpful, but it also increases the risk that you eat too little protein, fibre and micronutrients and lose muscle along with fat