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We could look at GLP-1 actions on the pancreas and glucose regulation that way, but GLP-1 is also acting directly on the brain to change appetite - and apparently other brain circuitry. I'm not aware of evidence that low carb diets have any direct action like that on the brain.

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John Kruse MD, PhD
John Kruse MD, PhD

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