In this short, Dr. Ivan Bracic, DC, clinical director at Novaré Injury Care and Rehab in Fort Myers, talks about the muscle that can be lost along with fat during weight loss on GLP-1 medications. He explains why that matters for stability and for recovering from a bad fall as you get older, and why he says it needs to be addressed with diet, exercise and electrotherapy.
Read the full guide: GLP-1 Muscle Loss: 5 Ways to Keep Your Strength →
Video Transcript
When it comes to GLP-1s, when it comes to weight loss programs, it's really important that individuals begin to realize it, because the research is showing that 50% of your weight loss comes from fat and 50% of that weight loss comes from muscle loss. And with that comes serious dangers, especially if you're over 50 or 60.
When you begin to lose that muscle, or experience muscle loss, you will reduce your stability, your inability to recover from a bad fall.
The muscular system is so important in establishing strength, stability, and longevity.
There is no question that if you begin to go down the GLP-1 pathway, you are going to experience serious muscle loss, and that needs to be addressed by utilizing diet, exercise, and electrotherapeutic modalities to help strengthen and rebuild that.
Read the full guide on protecting your muscle during GLP-1 weight loss →