Jens Juul Holst

Jens Juul Holst (born 1 August 1945) is a Danish physician and physiologist.

[1] In collaboration with researcher and author Arne Astrup, he discovered that GLP-1 acts as a satiety hormone in humans.

[2] In 2020, he was awarded the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize along Daniel J. Drucker and Joel F.

[4] He was also awarded the Banting Medal by the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

[5] In 2024, he was awarded the Princess of Asturias Awards for Technical and Scientific Research along Daniel J. Drucker, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Joel F. Habener, and Svetlana Mojsov.