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Achieving high-quality weight loss during GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy requires integrating precision nutrition and resistance training to preserve skeletal muscle mass, physical function, and metabolic health alongside adiposity reduction. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This review aims to propose a framework for high-quality weight loss that prioritizes muscle mass and metabolic health alongside traditional weight reduction.

June 10, 2026PharmaceuticalsOpen Access

Optimizing Weight Loss in the GLP-1 Era: Preserving Muscle Mass, Function and Metabolic Health Through Precision Nutrition and Resistance Training

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ESEdgar Sancho-HaroUniversity of Andorra MMMario Muñoz-LópezInstitute of Sports Medicine and Science EBEneko Baz-ValleInstitute of Sports Medicine and Science

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Narrative review discusses strategies for effective weight loss in older adults, emphasizing muscle preservation and metabolic health.

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This review aims to propose a framework for high-quality weight loss that prioritizes muscle mass and metabolic health alongside traditional weight reduction.
Evaluates the consequences of lean tissue loss during energy restriction.
Proposes precision protein nutrition and dietary fiber adequacy as nutritional strategies.
Analyzes resistance training as a primary exercise strategy for preserving lean mass.
Emphasizes that weight loss quality is more important than the quantity of weight lost.
Identifies older adults and individuals with sarcopenic obesity as high-risk groups for lean mass loss.
Suggests that pharmacological strategies like GLP-1RAs require integrated care for better outcomes.

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Sancho-Haro et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a28fe716f82f25be989bc7c https://doi.org/10.3390/ph19060897

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Optimizing Weight Loss in the GLP-1 Era: Preserving Muscle Mass, Function and Metabolic Health Through Precision Nutrition and Resistance Training

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