This deficiency worsens oxidative stress and contributes to complications, including symptoms like fatigue
Research from the SURMOUNT and STEP trials showed that up to 40 percent of the weight lost on GLP-1 medications can come from lean mass (muscle), not fat
Its also important to speak up if side effects are starting to affect your quality of life, like if youre missing things that are important to you because youre too tired or you used to ski but now you feel too cold and dont like to do it anymore, Wassenaar said
Professional medical application
Have a BMI of 30 or higher (or 27+ accompanied by a weight-related medical issue like hypertension)
The body composition shift that tesamorelin produces is therefore a two-sided change: visceral fat goes down, lean mass is maintained or improved, and the ratio between fat and muscle in the abdominal region moves in a favorable direction even when total body weight changes only modestly