Body Composition on Ozempic: The 3 Variables That Determine Your Outcome
Three variables determine whether Ozempic takes fat or muscle. Protein intake, resistance training, and rate of loss — and the drug controls none of them. You do.
Three variables determine whether Ozempic takes fat or muscle. Protein intake, resistance training, and rate of loss — and the drug controls none of them. You do.
GLP-1 creates the deficit. What it’s made of — fat or muscle — is determined by three variables the drug doesn’t touch. Here’s the full GLP-1 body recomposition framework.
Does Ozempic cause muscle loss? Yes — but the drug isn’t the mechanism. Here’s what the STEP 1 body composition data actually shows and the three variables that determine whether you lose fat or muscle.