Obesity and metabolic diseases

Juleen Zierath speaks to Jens Juul Holst who discovered GLP-1 and Jan Nilsson, professor of experimental cardiovascular research at Lund University, about recent discoveries and treatments for obesity and metabolic diseases.

The talk was recorded at the 2025 Nobel Week Dialogue.

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