Glutathione assists in carbohydrate metabolism, it also helps delay the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, which are factors contributing to heart problems
4.1 Strengths and limitations of the study This study has several notable strengths
Because drug and alcohol addiction are, like obesity, unfortunately common in the US, if GLP-1 agonists prove to be effective treatments for any of these substances, this is another area where the medications could have a huge impact
Anecdotally, people with food addiction who find GLP-1s helpful in this regard talk about how the medication turns down the volume of food noise in the brain, by which they mean the constant thoughts and cravings for certain types of food, Anna Lembke, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford Medicine These patient reports prompted researchers to take a closer look at what was happening in the brain
As a result, some foods may not taste the same as they did before treatment