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These medications may also affect the absorption of oral medications
Your doctor should assess several factors before approving discontinuation, including your current weight status and trajectory, the presence and control of obesity-related comorbidities (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease), your readiness and capacity to implement intensive lifestyle modifications, available support systems and resources, and your history of weight cycling or previous weight loss attempts
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A 2026 review on fat, muscle, and anti-obesity medications made the concern even more explicit: a consistent component of pharmacologic weight loss can include lean body mass, and resistance training is currently the main suggested strategy for preserving skeletal muscle and function during treatment