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Preserving Muscle on GLP-1 Treatment
A Doctor’s Guide to Protein, Resistance Training, and Body Composition
The goal of weight treatment is not simply to make the scale smaller. It is to improve health while protecting the strength and function that make everyday life possible.
Patrick Oben, MD
Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine
24 min · 10 chapters
Contents
10 chapters · 24 min
- 01What Is GLP-1 Weight Loss Made Of?2 min
- 02What the Studies Actually Show3 min
- 03Strength and Function Matter More Than One Scan2 min
- 04Who Needs Extra Attention?2 min
- 05Protein Without the Magic Number3 min
- 06Resistance Training That Fits Real Life3 min
- 07When Low Intake Becomes the Problem2 min
- 08Measure What Matters3 min
- 09Your 30-Day Strength-Preservation Review2 min
- 10Sources and the Research Horizon2 min
Questions
This material is educational. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, a nutrition prescription, an exercise prescription, or a substitute for care from a clinician who knows your history. Do not start, stop, skip, split, or change the dose of a medication because of this book. One pregnancy exception matters: if pregnancy is recognized while using Wegovy or Zepbound for weight reduction, current prescribing information directs discontinuation; follow that label direction and contact the prescribing clinician promptly. Seek individualized guidance if you have kidney, liver, heart, neurologic, or advanced metabolic disease; pregnancy or breastfeeding; frailty or falls; an eating-disorder history; recent surgery; or persistent difficulty eating or drinking.