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Re:Ozempic Can Cause Major Loss of Muscle Mass and Reduce Bo... by vjk800 on Monday September 18, 2023 @01:50PM (#37559453)
Doesn't all weight loss schemes also decrease muscle mass if not done together with some sort of resistance training and adequate protein intake? From what I've heard, Ozempic mostly just decreases the appetite, so I would be surprised if the results were somehow magically much different from just eating less without any drugs.
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Re:Ozempic Can Cause Major Loss of Muscle Mass and Reduce Bo... by conradev on Monday September 18, 2023 @02:49PM (#37560326)
from the article:

“Any time people lose weight, one-quarter to one-third of that weight can be muscle, and the faster we lose, the more likely we are to lose muscle. While 20% reduction in muscle mass seems normal for someone losing weight, the problem is the length of time in which this muscle loss occurs,” said Kumar.

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