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Weight loss, regardless of the method used to achieve it, is inadvertently accompanied by lean body mass loss, to varying degrees.
Practitioners should be aware that weight loss methods may lead to loss of lean body mass.
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Weight loss, regardless of the method used to achieve it, is inadvertently accompanied by lean body mass loss, to varying degrees.
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Pharmacologic Treatments for the Preservation of Lean Body Mass During Weight Loss
Gunjan Arora et al. · Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2026
DOI 10.3390/jcm15020541
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