ERK, extracellular regulated protein kinases
You stepped on the scale this morning and it said what you wanted it to say
it can ripple through your entire well-being, affecting emotional health, relationships, and even physical vitality
As the WL achieved with the novel obesity pharmacotherapies approaches that of bariatric surgery, we will need to assess whether long-term complications observed after bariatric surgery such as increased risk of osteoporosis, fractures, macro- and micronutrient deficiencies as well as self-harm behaviours will also be present with pharmacotherapy [112, 113]
A 2025 systematic review of spanning PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane found GLP-1 receptor agonists deliver HbA1c reductions of 1.52.0% in type 2 diabetes, 724% body weight loss in obesity treatment, and 1420% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events (Emerging Frontiers in GLP-1 Therapeutics, PMC 2025)