This intrusive, but common phenomenon can take over your life, affecting your state of mind and eating habits. Weight-loss drugs show promise in quieting these thoughts.

These drugs imitate the actions of GLP-1. They target the appetite control centre in the hypothalamus area of the brain to reduce hunger pangs; slow down the rate the food leaves the stomach, leaving ...

The hypothalamus — the brain region that defends ... trick the brain into losing weight? The drug mimics GLP-1. By binding to GLP-1 receptors in the brainstem, it stimulates the neural circuits ...

According to the WHO, over 64 million adults and 300,000 children and adolescents in Europe are currently living with ...

It contains a compound known as (GLP-1) receptor agonist, which mimics the naturally occurring ... Also, weight loss is ...

Semaglutide targets the areas in the brain that regulate appetite, particularly the hypothalamus, which is responsible for controlling hunger and satiety. By activating the GLP-1 receptors in ...

Over 1 billion people worldwide are overweight and over 300 million are obese. The hypothalamus is the main ... ARC: Arcuate nucleus; CCK = Cholecystokinin; GLP = Glucagon-like peptide; LHA ...

Elsewhere, Novo Nordisk has launched a long-acting GLP-1 analog Victoza (liraglutide ... (a hormone secreted by fat cells that acts on the hypothalamus to regulate food intake), the company ...

GLP-1 is a peptide hormone secreted by the intestines ... berberine has been found to influence the secretion of neuropeptides in the hypothalamus, a region in the brain that plays a crucial ...

“Based on what we know about how ghrelin can interact with the ‘hunger center’ of the brain — the hypothalamus ... a lot of focus currently on GLP-1 receptor agonist medications ...

It is a GLP-1 receptor that helps regulate appetite and ... It acts on the appetite center situated in the hypothalamus and results in reduced appetite. It also causes delayed gastric emptying ...