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Anecdotally and from early body composition data, maintaining adequate protein intake and incorporating resistance training appear to be meaningful strategies for minimizing muscle loss in patients using these medications
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The encouraging part is that 2026 introduced more flexible optionslike lower-cost oral versions, cash-pay programs, and pilot insurance coveragethat can bring costs down meaningfully if you know where to look
At the same time, research is also being conducted to detect other applications of GLP-1 drugs in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, PCOS, etc