Key Points
A Lancet study suggests that popular weight-loss drugs could lead to muscle loss..
Popular weight loss drugs that belong to the class of GLP-1 receptor agonists have shown to cause muscle loss...
While GLP-1 agonists were originally approved for managing type 2 diabetes, studies have shown that they can also lead to significant weight loss, which has made them increasingly popular worldwide...
The authors of the Lancet commentary, including dietician Carla Prado and biomedical researcher Stuart Phillips, note that while muscle loss isn't always linked directly to reduced strength, muscles play essential roles beyond movement.. . ) ..
Increasing protein intake and resistance training are proven ways to preserve muscle, with some evidence suggesting that resistance exercise can reduce fat-free mass loss by up to 95%...
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