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Some individuals report fewer intrusive food thoughts, reduced cravings for alcohol or other substances, and improved emotional regulation

Whilst the preliminary findings are intriguing and warrant further investigation through properly designed clinical trials, clinicians should counsel patients that any effects on alcohol intake are incidental rather than therapeutic indications

To confirm that the observed effects were mediated through direct GLP-1R activation, or indeed, that they are not secondary autocrine effects of insulin, we performed 2-NBDG uptake experiments in the presence of the GLP1R antagonist Exendin (939) and the potassium channel opener, diazoxide