But its not a magic solution
A little bit stronger evidence because now you are looking at, okay, if there is no difference at baseline between these groups, then it's a little bit stronger argument that maybe there's some causality here because you're tracking them over time
He said: It is well established that better mental health tends to follow from better physical health and since the 1880s we have known that diabetes is associated with depression, although I think its unlikely that using GLP-1R agonists alone as treatments for depression or anxiety will work. Prof Eduard Vieta, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Barcelona and editor in chief of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology journal, said: From a clinical perspective, these findings are reassuring regarding the psychiatric safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists and suggest a potential role not only in preventing worsening but also, possibly, in improving mental health outcomes
10.1038/s41576-022-00562-w Nat
On average, one needs at least 1-3 injections weekly to start with