Survey respondents reported drinking less alcohol after starting an anti-obesity medication Some patients taking weight-loss drugs, including popular GLP-1 treatments, reported reducing their consumption of alcohol, according to a new study published recently in the scientific journal JAMA Network Open
That ratio, roughly 35-40% of total weight lost coming from muscle, significantly exceeds what happens with diet and exercise alone, where lean mass typically accounts for only 15-20% of weight lost
However, cortisol and belly fat are linked through multiple factors, including diet, sleep, and lifestyle, rather than cortisol acting as the sole cause
Additional mice (n = 3/group) were administered with MEDI4166 at 10 mg/kg or Ab#2.1_EX4 at 10 or 30 mg/kg to determine human Fc and GLP-1R active compound concentrations by taking blood samples at the following times post-dosing: 2 h, 4 h, 8 h, 1, 3, 7, 14 and 21 days