Word has gotten out that GLP-1 , a hormone produced in the intestines in response to food intake, is an important weight-loss ally . Its primary roles include regulating blood sugar and slowing digestion, playing a significant role in appetite control, satiety, and gastric emptying. Our bodies produce GLP-1 on their own, but several potent GLP-1 agonists—medications that mimic the impact GLP-1 has on the body—are now on the market, used primarily by those managing diabetes or
