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Written By: Agencies | Published : June 10, 2015 5:58 PM IST
Diabetes: Men are far more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as compared to women [4]. A study published in the journal Diabetologia revealed that biologically, men are far more susceptible to develop diabetes after studying a little more than 95,000 men and women living with this lifestyle disease.
Researchers have revealed that a class of gut hormone-based diabetes drugs may also aid weight loss by curbing cravings.This study provided evidence that GLP-1 receptor agonists alter the brain's response to food, possibly reducing cravings and increasing satisfaction while eating.
Previous studies have shown that the brains of obese people have a greater response to pictures of food than those of lean people, and a reduced reward response during the consumption of food, which may lead to overeating.Researchers in Amsterdam tested the hypothesis that the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide, a medication which mimics the effects of natural GLP-1 by binding to the GLP-1 receptor, was helping patients with type 2 diabetes lose weight by altering the brain's response to food consumption and decreasing appetite.
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