GLP-1s Are Being Linked to Fewer Serious Infections, Including TB

Re:GLP-1s Are Being Linked to Fewer Serious Infections, Incl... by tptacek on Thursday September 03, 2026 @07:56PM (#49558744)

Generally studies showing off-target effects with GLP1s are at least attempting to control for this.

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Re:GLP-1s Are Being Linked to Fewer Serious Infections, Incl... by mathgeek on Thursday September 03, 2026 @08:09PM (#49558815)

I’d be interested to see the data for that claim, since I would imagine a strong correlation between glp use and lower body fat.

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Re:GLP-1s Are Being Linked to Fewer Serious Infections, Incl... by tptacek on Thursday September 03, 2026 @08:23PM (#49558939)

I’m sure you can just look up the studies, but note that GLP1s are widely prescribed to people without weight issues —— weight loss itself was originally an off-target effect. I have friends who run marathons who are on semaglutide.

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Re:GLP-1s Are Being Linked to Fewer Serious Infections, Incl... by Melatonic on Friday September 04, 2026 @02:03AM (#49561045)

Because they need to medically or it helps athletically ?

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Re:GLP-1s Are Being Linked to Fewer Serious Infections, Incl... by tptacek on Friday September 04, 2026 @09:53AM (#49564698)

Because they need it medically.

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Re:GLP-1s Are Being Linked to Fewer Serious Infections, Incl... by olalonde on Thursday September 03, 2026 @08:31PM (#49559006)

This video by a medical doctor cites many studies showing that GLP-1 health benefits go beyond weight loss (see video description for link to papers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPaVhpomks

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