As a major intracellular antioxidant, it directly neutralises reactive oxygen species (ROS) and free radicals that accumulate during normal metabolism and are elevated in fatty liver disease
Since a 10mg/ml vial contains 100 doses at the lowest dose (.10 mg) and 25 at the next lowest dose (.25 mg), it has far more of the drug than you could use in a month (1 dose a week)
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of 30 adults with obesity (Effects of once-weekly semaglutide on appetite, energy intake, control of eating, food preference and body weight in subjects with obesity, Blundell and colleagues, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism , 2017), 12 weeks of once-weekly semaglutide titrated to 1.0 mg was associated with less hunger, fewer food cravings, better control of eating, and a lower preference for high-fat foods
ARPE-19 cell growth and cell functions in euglycemic culture media