Uchiyama, K
And that's exactly what we wanted we wanted to start the conversation to move beyond BMI as the diagnosis of obesity, because you know what
Less common but more concerning side effects include pancreatitis (rare but documented), gallbladder disease, and potential thyroid tumor risk based on animal studies, though human data has not confirmed the thyroid concern
Whilst attractive as a theory, it should, nevertheless, be borne in mind that the majority of the studies cited above have been carried out in rodents or have examined isolated islets/-cells under in vitro or ex vivo conditions, and whether a local pancreatic DPP-4/GLP-1 system plays an important role in normal human physiology or in the pharmacological effect of DPP-4 inhibitors is not clear
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