If food choices are poor, you lose weight but also lose muscle mass, deplete micronutrient stores, and experience sustained energy crashes
If the patient doesn't work to rebuild that lean mass, Ahmed says, that could lead to sarcopenia muscle loss which adversely affects balance, movement, metabolism and can lead to broken or weakened bones
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And most people who take Ozempic won't develop the more dramatic features associated with the term
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