About a third of astrocyte soma directly contacts blood vessels [50]
Foods like lean meats, fish, beans, legumes, and fiber-dense vegetables slow down digestion and increase GLP-1 secretion, promoting a lasting sense of fullness
A Danish study examining 424,152 persons with type 2 diabetes found patients exposed to weekly semaglutide had 2.19 times higher NAION risk, with Denmarks annual first-time NAION cases rising from 67.6 to 148 since Ozempics 2018 introduction
Normally, eating, especially calorie-dense or highly palatable food, triggers the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with reward and motivation
The maintenance microdosing protocol The idea is straightforward
Confounding factors It is important to first note that the majority of articles that were assessed which provided insight into patient demographics reported patients with confounding factors for retained gastric contents and aspiration (Ushakumari and Sladen 2024