The clinical trials showing 14.9% average weight loss used the 2.4 mg dose, so Wegovy has a slight theoretical advantage
In the USA, LC is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of carnitine deficiency
Moreover, in the intestinal tissues of germ-free (GF) mice, the villus capillary network is markedly reduced, thereby impairing the digestion and absorption of nutrients
Future human studies will help us to better understand the big picture of this relationship, to hopefully provide mechanistic knowledge upon which new treatments could be created, such as microbiome-directed gene-therapies for the management of metabolic diseases
The procedure was administered with a high degree of tolerability, did not induce dependency, and exhibited both stress-relieving and tranquilizing properties