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De novo lipogenesis reduction on GLP-1 — looking for input

kate.chem Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM 30 replies 896 viewsPage 2 of 6
josh_phd_bmore
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Mar 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM#6
kate.chem said:
The liver data is among the strongest non-weight findings in the class.

Liver ultrasound comparison for liver and MASH: my hepatologist ordered serial ultrasounds to track NAFLD regression.

Baseline: "Moderate hepatic steatosis, liver span 17.2cm, echogenic texture consistent with fat infiltration"
Month 8: "Mild steatosis, liver span 15.8cm, improved echogenicity"
Month 14: "Minimal to no steatosis, normal liver span 14.5cm, normal echotexture"

My liver literally shrank and de-fattened. The ultrasound tech said she's seen this pattern increasingly in GLP-1 patients and it's remarkable how consistently the fatty liver resolves.

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Mar 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM#7

Following on from DeniseRN_TPA — and this may be the naive question:

Did your prescriber agree with that reading, and if not what was their objection?

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Mar 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM#8
josh_phd_bmore said:
Liver ultrasound comparison for liver and MASH: my hepatologist ordered serial ultrasounds to track NAFLD regression.

Liver enzyme update related to liver and MASH: I had mildly elevated ALT/AST at baseline (likely NAFLD). After 7 months on GLP-1 therapy:

MarkerBaselineCurrentNormal Range
ALT70277-56 U/L
AST532510-40 U/L
GGT90299-48 U/L
ALP1008244-147 U/L

FibroScan also improved — liver stiffness from 9.5 kPa to 6.2 kPa. The evidence for GLP-1 agonists in NAFLD/NASH is very promising.

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Mar 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM#9

OP back with an update, since a thread like this is useless without one.

Update: the thing I was blaming turned out not to be the cause. Leaving the original post as written rather than editing it, so the mistake stays visible for whoever searches this next.

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Mar 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM#10
PeptideChemSF said:
Liver enzyme update related to liver and MASH: I had mildly elevated ALT/AST at baseline (likely NAFLD).

Agreed on the substance. I would put less weight on the timescale, because two months of anything is not enough to distinguish a trend from a wobble.

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