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Pharmacological weight loss with incretin-based therapies does not result in a disproportionate loss of muscle mass or function in obese mice and humans.

2025-07-28 endocrinology Title + abstract only
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The new generation of incretin-based therapies are potent anti-obesity medications (AOMs) that offer the first non-surgical treatment for 936 million patients globally suffering from being overweight or obese[1]. However, clinical data suggest that incretin-mimetics could cause a disproportionate decrease in lean body mass (LBM) [2, 3], raising a concern for deterioration of skeletal muscle and acceleration of sarcopenic obesity[4]. Unfortunately, muscle mass and function are not routinely asses...

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