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Recent research has shown how weight-loss and diabetes medications , also known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s), can help with a variety of other conditions.

This includes cardiovascular disease , arthritis, skin conditions and even cancer prevention.

The medication has been linked to a lower overall incidence of chronic disease, with one Swiss study projecting a 6.4% reduction in the annual death rate by 2045.

POPULAR WEIGHT-LOSS MEDICATION COULD RELIEVE PAINFUL ARTHRITIS SYMPTOMS, DOCTORS REPORT

Dr. Sue Decotiis, a board-certified weight-loss physician in New York City, acknowledged that GLP-1 drugs can target "systemic problems" throughout the body.

"Heart, kidney, diabetes, neurogenetic dis

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