Together, these strategies can significantly reduce the amount of muscle lost while dieting
Safer, Science-Backed Approaches to Weight Loss How GLP-1 medications should be used The use of medicines like semaglutide, which significantly impact your bodys metabolism and food intake, should only be taken after medical screening and under monitoring by healthcare professionals
The fatty tissue in this area provides consistent absorption
For example, the STEP 1 trial of once-weekly semaglutide (2.4 mg) in people without diabetes achieved a ~15% average body weight reduction over 68 weeks (source), with a mean baseline BMI of ~38 (source)
(a-c): data represented as mean +/- SEM
References Bodnaruc, A.M., Prudhomme, D., Blanchet, R