Obesity

Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonist‐Based Agents and Body Composition: Filling More Gaps

Obesity (Silver Spring)Published Review

Authors' conclusion

Similar to our previous report, we found that the changes in body composition using these agents remain in the upper range of expected % FFML using other nonsurgical interventions for obesity.

Study context

Population
Reports assessing changes in body composition by DXA with GLP-1 RA-based agents for obesity40 DXA-based reports
Outcome
Weight lost as % fat-free mass (% FFML)
Methodological detailsupdate of previous review, DXA-based reports
  • Update of previous review
  • DXA-based reports

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

% fat-free mass loss (% FFML)

Mean (SD) % FFML across 40 DXA-based reports

29.1%

19.0%

Original publication

Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonist‐Based Agents and Body Composition: Filling More Gaps. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 8 July 2026. doi:10.1002/oby.70212

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