Ozempic, an FDA-approved treatment for type 2 diabetes, blew up when people began using it as a weight loss drug. Since then, various medical studies have found that the key ingredient, semaglutide, has helped people suffering from kidney health, heart health, drug addiction and Alzheimer’s disease.



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Ozempic can lead to muscle mass loss: Study

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University of Alberta researchers raise concerns over muscle loss with popular obesity drugs

Recent studies have found that Ozempic could lead to more muscle mass loss than traditional weight loss methods.

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Medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are famous for their weight loss benefits, but some scientists want to know more about how these drugs impact muscle loss.

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Experts Are Concerned Drugs Like Ozempic May Cause Muscle Loss

Popular weight-loss drugs are helping some runners lose weight and notch PRs. But experts have concerns about the health effects of running while on Ozempic.

Ozempic And Running: What Experts Want You To Know About Risks

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Muscle matters: the effects of medically induced weight loss on skeletal muscle

In a recent commentary for The Lancet, a team of scientists discussed the impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy on muscles.  The authors said that the GLP-1 drugs, initially approved for diabetes treatment, are also being used as weight loss drugs.

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Scientists Study Impact Of Ozempic On Muscles

Medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are famous for their weight loss benefits, but some scientists want to know more about how these drugs impact muscle loss.(Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images)In a new commentary for The Lancet, an international team warns there is not enough research on how muscles are affected by GLP-1 receptor agonists.The authors acknowledge that GLP-1 agonists have "shown substantial benefits" for many people around the…

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Ozempic, an FDA-approved treatment for type 2 diabetes, blew up when people began using it as a weight loss drug. Since then, various medical studies have found that the key ingredient, semaglutide, has helped people suffering from kidney health, heart health, drug addiction and Alzheimer’s disease. But new research is showing some negative side effects […]

Ozempic can lead to muscle mass loss: Study

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