It also slows down how fast the stomach empties food, so people eat less at each meal
Since vitamin C deficiency slows the rate of collagen formation, it causes wounds to heal more slowly ( Research has shown that people with chronic, non-healing leg ulcers are significantly more likely to be deficient in vitamin C than those without chronic leg ulcers ( In severe cases of vitamin C deficiency, old wounds may even reopen, increasing the risk of infection ( Slow wound healing is one of the more advanced signs of deficiency and typically not seen until someone has been deficient for many months ( Summary Vitamin C deficiency interferes with tissue formation, causing wounds to heal more slowly
On a broader societal level, the use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss may be reinforcing the negative stigmas around fatness and being overweight that often contribute to the development of eating disorders
doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.06.004 Suffoletto B, Zeigler A
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