GLP-1 users should be active to counter “muscle loss”

A report has warned of the impact that weight-loss jabs can have on muscle mass, leading to a call for all GLP-1 users to undertake physical activity and sports training. The report, produced in partnership by group exercise specialist, Les Mills and industry body, ukactive, reviewed global academic evidence and explored how weight loss medications work, their side effects and how to avoid the loss of lean body mass through exercise and strength training. The review is believed to be one of the first of its kind and shows that loss of lean body mass is often an unintended consequence of taking GLP-1.