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This provides an anti-diabetic effect by supporting greater insulin sensitivity , which is important because insulin resistance -- caused by our processed foods, toxic environments, and lack of physical activity -- is highly connected with our ongoing societal metabolic syndrome

Some GLP-1 agonists only require once-weekly dosing

A team of researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has identified that a protein called SLC7A11 protects melanoma cells from damage as they pass through stressful environments in the body allowing them to grow and spread unchecked