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Whitney Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics The Science Behind Probiotics and GLP-1s Semaglutide mimics the naturally occurring hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (or GLP-1), which, in the simplest words, slows down how quickly food leaves your stomach

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The gut-brain axis plays a particularly important role, with beneficial bacteria strains supporting the intestinal cells responsible for GLP-1 secretion
Semaglutide helps reduce blood sugar levels, which is important if you have diabetes
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