New 5 Receptor Agonist

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It sounds interesting but I’m not gonna watch an hour video. What section should we isolate in on?
 
Honestly, what’s the point? Reta is already shown to cut 30% of peoples body weight. That’s ridiculous enough. Why would anyone need something more effective?
 
Vash_ said:
Honestly, what’s the point? Reta is already shown to cut 30% of peoples body weight. That’s ridiculous enough. Why would anyone need something more effective?
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30% on average maybe.

There are people in Retatrutide trials who only lost 5% of their weight after nearly a year on it. I'm sure they would appreciate another option!

Also for some people 30% might not be enough. What if your starting weight is 300lb+? You take Reta, stall at 210, maybe you'd want something stronger to get you to into the 100s.
 
Vash_ said:
Honestly, what’s the point? Reta is already shown to cut 30% of peoples body weight. That’s ridiculous enough. Why would anyone need something more effective?
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Sometimes the benefit is stuff like mitigated side effects, or better treatment of insulin resistance. But yeah, I'm not going to watch an hour-long video.
 
AI Summary:

The video explains how GLP-1–type weight loss drugs are evolving from single → dual → triple → even 5-receptor agonists, and why that matters.

The key idea

•Older drugs targeted just one receptor (GLP-1) → helped with appetite and blood sugar

•Newer ones target multiple receptors at once to amplify results

Triple agonists (current “next step”)

•Hit 3 receptors: GLP-1 + GIP + glucagon

•Result: more weight loss and better metabolic effects than older drugs

•Example: retatrutide (still being studied)

5-receptor agonists (what’s new)

•Experimental drugs now target 5 different pathways (adding things like PPAR receptors)

•Goal:

-Even greater fat loss

-Better metabolic health (liver, insulin, etc.)

-Potentially fewer side effects by spreading the effects across pathways

Big takeaway

•The shift isn’t just “stronger drugs”—it’s smarter, multi-pathway drugs

•The idea is: instead of pushing one system hard, gently influence several systems at once for better results
 
If you had asked us a while ago, when only semaglutide existed, about a triple G, we would have said it was crazy. I believe in the evolution of drugs and this 5G looks very promising.
 
Vash_ said:
Honestly, what’s the point? Reta is already shown to cut 30% of peoples body weight. That’s ridiculous enough. Why would anyone need something more effective?
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If you are like me and trying to maintain a 55% weight loss. These drugs are designed for people with severe obesity ( and to a lesser extent those with moderate obesity ) , and for that group with BMI's over 40 or 45 even reta is not good enough, and why so many people on this forum with severe obesity are using combinations of GLP's and amylin agonists. Given the only currently available legit therapy for severe obesity is tirzepatide or bariatric surgery, better therapies that reduce the need for pretty severe surgery, or experimental and unproven combinations, sounds like a very useful treatment.
 
Vash_ said:
Honestly, what’s the point? Reta is already shown to cut 30% of peoples body weight. That’s ridiculous enough. Why would anyone need something more effective?
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Would help for people like me who maxed out on Mounjaro and stalled but still hasn't reached goal weight with reta, I still have around 75lbs-85lbs to lose.
 
Personally I look forward to better weight loss drugs. By the time this hits the market I will have hit my goal long before. It was hard for me to take the guy in the video seriously. His face was so fat, and his hands so puffy that I just don't find him credible on the subject of weight loss. I didn't watch the whole video.

With the money generated from weight loss drugs, and people eating record amounts of processed foods. We can expect more drugs and protocols to hit the market. Money will be flowing into R&D as well as the products that they produce. Weight loss was a Billion dollar business even before GLP's. Between books, classes, gyms, drugs, businesses like weight watchers and other healthy food delivery services, home exercise equipment, there were lots of options for us to spend our money on. A once a week pill or injection is every fat person's dream.
 
Lovedog100 said:
Personally I look forward to better weight loss drugs. By the time this hits the market I will have hit my goal long before. It was hard for me to take the guy in the video seriously. His face was so fat, and his hands so puffy that I just don't find him credible on the subject of weight loss. I didn't watch the whole video.

With the money generated from weight loss drugs, and people eating record amounts of processed foods. We can expect more drugs and protocols to hit the market. Money will be flowing into R&D as well as the products that they produce. Weight loss was a Billion dollar business even before GLP's. Between books, classes, gyms, drugs, businesses like weight watchers and other healthy food delivery services, home exercise equipment, there were lots of options for us to spend our money on. A once a week pill or injection is every fat person's dream.
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I agree it's incredible we're literally on the cusp of chronic obesity being cured. Once these drugs patents expire and generics are readily available obesity would essentially become optional.

We've already seen a huge shift towards fitness since gen z is more health focused and everything you buy nowadays being labelled as "high protein" to attract fitness enthusiasts.

We're going to be seeing massive shifts in big food and health spaces.
 
Raidenfat2fit said:
We're going to be seeing massive shifts in big food and health spaces.
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I love this thought. Ultra processed ultra expensive unhealthy food in small packages for the Glp people
 
Vash_ said:
Honestly, what’s the point? Reta is already shown to cut 30% of peoples body weight. That’s ridiculous enough. Why would anyone need something more effective?
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Take me for example. I started at 334 .. losing 30% would put me at 234. Still obese. I need to lose about 50% of my starting weight.

Also not everyone reacts the same to each receptor ... having options is always a good thing.
 
As far as I can tell most of the high protein foods that have recently become available are not especially healthy, just slightly higher protein versions of ultra processed foods, so I guess they might make you feel full for a bit longer than the standard versions, but that is about it.
 
This is exciting for the intended audience but I think triple agonist should have a longer study on it before moving to five. This is marathon, not a sprint and sometimes I think medicine moves too fast for money/trademarks etc.

Just my two cents.
 
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30% on average maybe.

There are people in Retatrutide trials who only lost 5% of their weight after nearly a year on it. I'm sure they would appreciate another option!

Also for some people 30% might not be enough. What if your starting weight is 300lb+? You take Reta, stall at 210, maybe you'd want something stronger The idea that we just need a stronger drug misses how these actually work.
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Even with something like Retatrutide, the average results of weight loss do not happen in a vacuum. These drugs enhance your body’s metabolic signals, they do not override them.

If someone only loses 5%, it is usually not because the drug is not strong enough. It is often a sign something deeper is going on metabolically.

Things like insulin resistance with high fasting insulin, chronic inflammation like elevated CRP, thyroid dysfunction, and hormonal imbalances especially in women can all blunt response. The medication isn't failing... The foundation is broke.

But also how you support the medication matters just as much.

If you are undereating or starving, your body will downregulate and fight you.

If protein intake is too low, you lose lean mass instead of fat.

If you are not doing resistance training, you are not giving your body a reason to preserve muscle or keep metabolism higher.

Low daily movement can cancel out a deficit.

So throwing a stronger multi receptor agonist at the problem does not necessarily fix it.

For someone starting at 300+ pounds, getting to 210 is not a failure, that is a massive metabolic shift. If progress stalls there, it usually means the body is defending that weight and there is still underlying physiology and habits to address, not just escalate meds.

The better question is what is preventing the body from responding fully and are we actually meeting the medication halfway
 
MsGizmo said:
Take me for example. I started at 334 .. losing 30% would put me at 234. Still obese. I need to lose about 50% of my starting weight.

Also not everyone reacts the same to each receptor ... having options is always a good thing.
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I get what you’re saying, and I agree having more options is a good thing.

But that 30% from Retatrutide trials isn’t a ceiling, it’s just an average under a very specific protocol. Everyone is titrated up on a set schedule and the results are based on that, not on people actually optimizing things.

Those studies also don’t focus on the basics at all. They’re not built around people staying at the lowest effective dose, eating enough protein, lifting weights a few times a week, sleeping well, managing stress, or adjusting calories as they lose.

That’s where a lot of people leave results on the table.

In real life, when you actually combine the meds with those things, people can go well past the study averages because they’re improving their metabolic health, not just relying on the drug.

So yeah, if someone starts at 334 and wants more than 30%, that makes total sense. But it’s not always about needing something stronger, sometimes it’s about whether the foundations are really dialed in.
 
I don't think it will get close to passing trials, huge potential for big risks, Amylin brings an even slower digestion, removes cravings (positive) and keeps you full for extended periods, this brings higher risk of heart burn, eating much less than the desired amount to keep you healthy, then comes in Calcitonin, which completely shuts the off brain from the hunger signals, I'm a huge supporter of GLP-1's when it supports weight loss and mental health, but I'm a big believer of doing both GLP's while making a difference with a healthy lifestyle, this comes with meal planning, eating consistently, creating something that you could potentially keep the weight down choosing this healthy life style, completely shutting the mind from hunger and less food intake is a wrecking ball waiting to happen.
 
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