Pulse Brain · Growing Health Evidence Index
Tier 3 — Observational / field trialPeer-reviewed

Investigating nutrient intake during use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist: a cross-sectional study.

Johnson B, Milstead M, Thomas O, McGlasson T, Green L, Kreider R, Jones R.

Front Nutr · 2025

Read source ↗ All evidence

Summary

This cross-sectional study investigates whether use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists—increasingly prescribed medications for type 2 diabetes and weight management—is associated with altered nutrient intake patterns. The research contributes to understanding of potential nutritional gaps or dietary adequacy concerns in a growing population of medication users, with implications for clinical monitoring and nutritional counselling.

UK applicability

Given rising GLP-1 prescribing in UK primary and secondary care settings, findings regarding nutrient intake adequacy in this population would inform NHS dietary guidance and monitoring protocols for patients on these medications. The study's relevance depends on whether the US population characteristics and dietary patterns are sufficiently comparable to UK populations.

Key measures

Dietary nutrient intake (macronutrients and micronutrients); GLP-1 agonist medication use status; likely dietary assessment via questionnaire or food frequency record

Outcomes reported

The study examined nutrient intake (macro- and micronutrient consumption) in individuals using GLP-1 receptor agonist medications. The research likely compared nutrient intake patterns between GLP-1 users and non-users or assessed adequacy of nutrient consumption in the GLP-1 user population.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Medication-nutrient interactions and dietary adequacy in clinical populations
Study type
Research
Study design
Cross-sectional observational study
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
USA
System type
Human clinical
DOI
10.3389/fnut.2025.1566498
Catalogue ID
NRmo3d4gae-0bn

Topic tags

Pulse AI · ask about this record

Dig deeper with Pulse AI.

Pulse AI has read the whole catalogue. Ask about this record, its theme, or how the findings apply to UK farming and policy — every answer cites the underlying studies.