Health insurers are struggling with the cost of weight-loss drugs, including in Philly Independence Health Group, the parent company of Independence Blue Cross, spent $500 million last year to provide weight-control medications to its members
GLP-1 receptor agonists work by mimicking the action of naturally occurring GLP-1, a hormone that stimulates insulin secretion in response to food intake, suppresses glucagon release, slows gastric emptying, and promotes satiety
This randomized controlled trial demonstrates that myo-inositol supplementation significantly improved weight, insulin resistance, liver function, and metabolic markers in patients with liver disease
Then, final authorization for IPE was granted by the European Commission, so that IPE has now been formally added to the European Union List of Authorized Novel Foods