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Miao XY, Gu ZY, Liu P et al (2013) The human glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue liraglutide regulates pancreatic beta-cell proliferation and apoptosis via an AMPK/mTOR/P70S6K signaling pathway

While these drugs were not initially approved for weight management, a small proportion of patients were using them to support weight loss, with doctors prescribing these off-label (off-label prescribing is where a drug is prescribed for a reason other than the one it is licensed for) in these cases, GLP-1RAs were given to people without diabetes but with a high body mass index (BMI)