Fat Loss

Compounds in this category are studied for their effects on lipid metabolism specifically — lipolysis, fatty acid oxidation and energy expenditure — rather than on appetite signalling, which is the mechanism the incretin agonists act through.

The distinction matters when reading the literature: a compound that increases fatty acid oxidation in cell culture is being studied on a different pathway from one that reduces food intake in an animal model, even where both are described with the same marketing vocabulary.