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by jewayne 595 days ago
Don't dismiss the most important question -- does semaglutide really have any effects outside its current intended use for diabetes and weight loss?

In other words, would a thin, metabolically healthy person benefit from taking semaglutide?

So far, all of the wonderful benefits from taking the drug seem to be explainable by reduced caloric intake / weight loss / better glucose control in overweight and/or diabetic people.

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> In other words, would a thin, metabolically healthy person benefit from taking semaglutide?

That's what this thread is about; and multiple other studies looking at different diseases/illnesses/addictions. Time will tell. It is currently approved for T2 Diabetes and Obesity.

There's also the intriguing possibility that many other diseases and even addictions have a heretofore-unknown metabolic component. The idea of some addictions -- even to things like heroin or gambling -- being partially metabolic does not seem far-fetched to me.