Native GLP-1 pulses briefly after meals
Yes, the GLP-1 released from our intestinal cells is rapidly degraded, leading to low systemic levels, but its effects appear to be mediated by vagus nerve stimulation
That means culture, safety, food access, caregiving burden, community, isolation, and belonging are not soft variables outside medicine
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1139589 Received 07 January 2023 Accepted 20 March 2023 Published 18 April 2023 Volume 14 - 2023 Edited by Qun Zhao, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, China Reviewed by Laiping Zhong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Its also linked in certain studies to lowered cholesterol levels, although studies have found mixed results regarding all of these effects