Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Combining Personalized Diets with GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Treatment: How It Works, Health Results, and Cost Considerations

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Abstract

Significant interindividual variability in therapeutic response to GLP-1 receptor agonists is a major clinical challenge in treating obesity and type 2 diabetes.

  • Nutritional status and dietary patterns may influence the effectiveness and tolerability of GLP-1 receptor agonists.
  • Emerging evidence suggests that protein intake optimization could help preserve lean body mass during treatment.
  • Micronutrient adequacy and gut microbiota composition are associated with treatment outcomes for GLP-1 receptor agonists.
  • Anti-inflammatory dietary approaches may help manage gastrointestinal symptoms linked to GLP-1 receptor agonist therapies.
  • Current evidence for integrating precision nutrition with GLP-1 therapy is limited and mostly indirect, requiring further validation in clinical trials.

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