Weight loss drugs aim to save muscle

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Next generation weight loss drugs aim to save muscle

Mouse on the right has four times normal muscle mass, placed next to a normal mouse. Handout via REUTERS

Wildly popular weight loss drugs have resulted in patients losing 15% to 20% of their weight, but also caused a decline in muscle that some doctors find concerning.

Now a new generation of weight loss drugs aims to complement results of earlier versions by reducing muscle loss.

These experimental medicines are still a few years from possible approval.

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