D-Allulose Reduces Weight More Persistently than Oral Semaglutide
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This is a mouse study.
Results: Acutely, D-Allulose rapidly and O-Sema slowly reduced feeding. Sub-chronically, D-Allulose and O-Sema profoundly reduced food intake and weight in the early period (0–3 days) of treatment. The weight loss was diminished with O-Sema but maintained with D-Allulose in the late period (4–10 days) and after termination of treatment. D-Allulose and O-Sema increased muscle strength. Mechanistically, D-Allulose and semaglutide similarly activated anorexigenic leptin-responsive neurons while only D-Allulose significantly inhibited orexigenic ghrelin-responsive neurons in ARH. Conclusions: D-Allulose and O-Sema equally elicit weight reduction possibly via the central nervous route including ARH anorexigenic neuron activation. The weight loss is rebounded with O-Sema, while it is maintained with D-Allulose possibly via combined vagal afferent and central nervous routes including ARH orexigenic neuron inhibition. Their optimal use potentially provides precise control of obesity and related disorders.
