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bastawhiztoday at 12:42 AM0 repliesview on HN

The research says

> Together these data indicate that the reduction in cardiac size induced by semaglutide occurs independent of weight loss.

Which does sound concerning. It's the drug, not the weight loss, that causes the muscle loss.

I guess the question is whether it's better than nothing. Is the loss in lean muscle a worse outcome than remaining obese?