Some people are hoping for symptom relief or improved health markers
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The medication reduces the risk of side effects like abnormal growth (acromegaly) or severe insulin resistance that can occur with excessive hormone levels
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Though researchers are still learning about their long-term effects, GLP-1s have surged in popularity, even as established interventions that have nothing to do with body size, like vitamin K shots for infants and life-saving vaccines, are increasingly rejected