Mark Eisenberg , James McGill Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University , Senior Investigator, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital mark.eisenberg [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Your results may vary based on: Your starting weight Your dosage Individual response to the medication Diet and physical activity Other medications you may be taking "Healthy habits, like quality exercise and sleep, can also help offset the adverse side effects often accompanying these medications, such as gut issues and loss of lean body mass
If you have less muscle mass, you're going to have less creatine, and your body will produce less ATP
This study cannot prove that GLP-1 drugs directly cause bone loss, but it raises important questions, especially for older adults already at risk for osteoporosis
Further research will be needed to determine which measures best capture the drugs real-world effects
They provide the body with ketone bodies without requiring actual dietary carbohydrate restriction
