Foods that Supply Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) and Typical Amounts (approximate) per Serving: Spinach (1 cup cooked) - 3 mg of ALA Broccoli (1 cup cooked) - 1 mg Brussels sprouts (1 cup cooked) - 0.9 mg Tomatoes (1 medium tomato) - 0.6 mg Peas (1 cup cooked) - 0.5 mg Potatoes (1 medium potato, baked) - 0.4 mg Organ meats (3 ounces cooked, e.g., liver, heart, kidney) - 1 to 2 mg Red meat (3 ounces cooked) - 1 to 2 mg Brewer's yeast (1 tablespoon) - 0.4 mg Beets (1 cup cooked) - 0.3 mg Carrots (1 cup cooked) - 0.2 mg Yams (1 cup cooked) - 0.2 mg While a balanced diet that includes vegetables, meats, and organ meats will provide some ALA (as the active form, R-ALA), the amounts are generally low
Differences in inhibitory/facilitatory receptor locations within the 5-HT system may be involved
Digestive side effects of GLP-1s include nausea, bloating, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, belching, indigestion and more, outlined in Figure 3 of this article and Table 2 of this article
Epithelioids are cost effective, with the cFAD medium being 78-fold cheaper than esophageal organoid media (Supplementary Table 1)
Patients who have undergone gastric sleeve surgery often reach a weight-loss plateau months or years after their procedure, leaving them searching for safe next-step options