Severity of BED was determined based on having at least 3 binge days per week for 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit and on having a Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) score of 4 at the baseline visit
This work was supported by the Wilmot Cancer Institute Predoctoral Fellowship (G.A.), Wilmot Cancer Institute Pilot Funding (I.S.H.), the American Association for Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Research Foundation (20-20-26-HARR) (I.S.H.), Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (I.S.H.), a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship (M.E.K.), and a FNR-CORE grant C21/BM/15796788 (D.B.), and NIH grants R01CA269813 (I.S.H.), R37CA230042 (G.M.D), R24AA022057 (V.V.), R01AA028859 (Y.C.), AI150698 (J.M.), K01CA240533-01A1 (C.L.C.), and R01AR078000 (R.T.D.)
Bone Density: Mouse model studies have also linked IGF-1 signaling to improvements in bone density and skeletal strength, suggesting systemic health benefits beyond just muscular development
Weight loss stabilizes after 12 to 18 months, but insulin sensitivity, blood sugar control, blood pressure, and lipid levels remain improved
That context informs a conversation with your provider it does not forecast results from a patch, pill, or injection