First, for many GLP-1 users, its more than just staying hydratedits about comfort and well-being
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Our previous studies, using in vitro cell culture as well as in vivo animal models have also demonstrated that enzymes cytochrome c oxidase (Complex IV) and aconitase are extremely sensitive to mitochondrial-ROS induced oxidative stress in comparison to other complexes [23],[38],[42],[43]
This has led some researchers to refer to AD as type 3 diabetes because of the similarities between the impaired brain insulin signaling observed in AD and the insulin resistance observed in T2DM (see below) (de la Monte, 2014
In case you haven't read the above two articles, ergothioneine (EGT) is kind of a super-antioxidant
The study also confirmed that AOD9604 works by inhibiting fat synthesis in liver and fat cells, providing additional mechanistic insight into how the peptide promotes metabolic health