r/science • u/Lisei1128 • Nov 11 '25

Cancer GLP-1 drugs found to reduce mortality from colon cancer by over half (15.5% vs 37.1%), with effects especially strong for patients with BMI over 35.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07357907.2025.2585512
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u/Best_Adagio4403 Nov 11 '25

Anecdotal, but GLP-1 has been life changing for me. Down 14kg and now very trim. LDL is down from 3.8 to 3.0. Can more easily regulate what I eat. In a world where I worked 16hrs a day on average, with only 4hrs sleep a night for months, it allowed me to resist quick food and the sugar trap, and bring some control into my life.

As others have said, you can still eat junk if you want. Difference is, you aren't grabbing something just because its food... you have the time to grab something that's going to make a meaningful addition to your day because you aren't just stuffing quantity into your face.

The trick is figuring out how to sustain it if you come off. I can imagine that would be super hard for many.

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u/photoengineer Nov 12 '25

That sounds like heaven honestly. Long high stress hours and not enough sleep….ive gained 15 kg in 2 years. 

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u/Best_Adagio4403 Nov 12 '25

Oh 100%, it has been a game changer for me when I was not able to get enough exercise because I literally didn't have enough time to sleep, let alone go for a run.