Authors’ reply to de Oliveira and Iverson

We found that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists suppress appetite and lead to clinically beneficial weight loss, improved glycaemic control (in patients with type 2 diabetes), and reduced blood pressure and cholesterol values over 20 weeks1—clinically relevant treatment results.2 The effect is sustained for up to two years in most patients.3 Several large cardiovascular outcome trials, each of up …