
Ozempic and Wegovy could lead to muscle loss, experts say, but prevention is possible
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Ozempic and Wegovy could help you shed unwanted pounds and keep obesity-related disease at bay — but you could lose some muscle in the process, some experts warn.
"When you lose muscle or when you have insufficient amounts of muscle tissue, you are more susceptible to falls and fractures." "The less muscle you have, the more susceptible you are to diseases — so, muscle is critical to your health." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Semaglutide medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy cause weight loss through a combination of mechanisms, including delayed gastric emptying and the GLP1 hormones that signal the stomach to feel full, noted Andrew Y. Sun, M.D., a board-certified urologist and chief medical advisor for Marius Pharmaceuticals in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas.