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The GLP-1 drugs — semaglutide, tirzepatide,...
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Why GLP-1 Drugs Work Like Magic for Some — and Barely Work at All for Others
Posted on 26 September, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi
The GLP-1 drugs — semaglutide, tirzepatide, and their pharmaceutical cousins — have been called transformative. Clinical trials show that most people taking them lose an average of 25% of their body weight. Real-world results follow a similar arc. But 10 to 15% of users see minimal or no weight loss at all.
Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist at the University of Toronto whose research contributed to the development of these medications, describes the situation plainly: “There is...
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Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 26 September.
- Cabrillo discovers California
- Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
- British troops occupied Philadelphia in the American Revolution
- Jefferson appointed 1st Sec of State; John Jay 1st chief justice; Samuel Osgood 1st Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph 1st Attorney Genl
- Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri at the age of 85
- Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) & lives
- John Philip Sousa led band's 1st performance in Plainfield NJ
- Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce
- Meuse-Argonne offensive against the Germans began during WWI
- Shortest double header Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes & lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to the Browns Yanks already clinched pennant
- UN troops in Korean War recaptured South Korean capital of Seoul
- Yanks clinch pennant #19
- Musical West Side Story opened on Broadway
- 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place in Chicago
- Roger Maris hits # 60 off Jack Fisher
- Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)
- TV comedy The Beverly Hillbillies premiered on CBS
- Japan launches its 1st satellite in to space
- The Staten Island is 1st icebreaker to enter SF bay
- Beatles release "Abbey Road" album
- Anna Magnani dies at age 64
- Sir Freddie Laker began cut-rate `Skytrain' service London to NY
- Soyuz 38 returns to Earth
- Australia II won the America's Cup yacht race
- Cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10