"Supporting the skins collagen and elasticity during the process helps prevent the sudden laxity and hollowing that can show up once the pounds are gone
This finding was further supported by the SELECT trial, which showed a 20% reduction in 3-point major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in people with obesity but without diabetes
This is important for control retinas, but it is even more crucial for retinas with RP where the progressive loss of rods leads to increased oxygen tension and thereby exacerbated photo-oxidation
(1) The peptide is a cyclic heptapeptide that appears to have a modified affinity towards the receptors that the endogenous hormone may interact with
While glucose is the preferred substrate for energy production in retinal neurons, under certain circumstances, including cell degeneration and glucose-deprived conditions, they use alternate fuel substrates in order to improve metabolic efficiency 9,10,11