glp 1 articles A Comprehensive Review of the Role of GLP-1 Agonists in Weight Management and Their Effect on Metabolic Parameters Such as Blood Glucose, Cholesterol, and Blood Pressure Compare GLP-1 Options | Ozempic

doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1601602 Received 28 March 2025 Accepted 03 July 2025 Published 24 July 2025 Volume 17 - 2025 Edited by Rita Machado De Olivera, New University of Lisbon, Portugal Reviewed by Venkateswarlu Kanamarlapudi, Swansea University Medical School, United Kingdom Joon W Shim, Marshall University, United States Updates Copyright 2025 Li, Huang, Wang, Huang, Shi, Luo and Huang

Technically, yes GLP-1 itself is a peptide hormone, and GLP-1 medications are peptide-based drugs

Rackova et al., 2005

To burn that fat for energy, those fatty acids need to get inside your mitochondria (the energy-producing engine inside each cell)