The surprising connection between age-related muscle loss and infection risk

Growing evidence suggests that losing muscle mass, a condition known as sarcopenia, is associated with higher risk of ...
U.S. News & World Report

GLP-1 Muscle Loss: How to Prevent Muscle Wasting on Wegovy and Other GLP-1s

New medications to treat obesity have helped many people lose significant amounts of weight, but some of that weight loss inevitably comes from muscle loss. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are ...
Everyday Health

How to Prevent Muscle Loss When Using Ozempic and Other GLP-1s

GLP-1 agonist medications (Ozempic and Wegovy) and dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist medications (Zepbound and Mounjoaro) are powerful tools for weight loss, but losing weight rapidly can also lead the ...
Science Daily

Fat melts away, but so does muscle: What Ozempic users need to know

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are transforming weight loss, but a new UVA study warns they're not improving a critical measure of health: cardiorespiratory fitness. While these medications help people shed ...
Healthline

Weight Loss: Eating More Protein May Prevent Muscle Loss From GLP-1 Drugs

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that eating more protein while taking GLP-1 drugs could help prevent muscle loss. Stocksy United Increasing protein intake while taking GLP-1 drugs for weight ...
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A Molecule to Help Retain Muscle Mass During Weight Loss?

A protein called B cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) could be key to maintaining healthy muscle mass, and potentially could be used to combat muscle wasting conditions in humans, a study in mice suggests.