GLP-1 patients reporting muscle loss, what does the imaging research say now

Posted by tiredmira in Research & News - 1 points, 0 comments.

Anyone else following the back-and-forth on lean mass loss with GLP-1s lately? I keep seeing threads about people losing weight on these meds but their DEXA scans looking worse than expected, and it seems like the research community is finally catching up.

There was a review that came out recently questioning whether the standard "lose fat, keep muscle" assumption actually holds up when you look at body composition data instead of just the scale. If the muscle loss turns out to be clinically meaningful, that changes the whole conversation about dosing speed and protein intake.

Personally, my own DEXA before and after showed more lean mass drop than I was comfortable with. I had to seriously bump my protein and add resistance training to course-correct. Could be placebo, could be the rapid titration, could just be me, but the numbers didn't lie.

For those who track body comp closely, have you seen similar? And what does your training look like to protect lean mass while staying in a deficit on these meds?

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