WeightWatchers has emerged from bankruptcy following a major debt restructuring that eliminated the majority of its legacy debt. The company’s chief executive has committed to a renewed focus on its weight management platform, positioning WeightWatchers to better compete against emerging quick-fix weight loss solutions such as GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. WeightWatchers is also targeting menopause-related weight challenges as part of its strategic pivot. Meanwhile, GLP-1 medications are gaining attention for their broad therapeutic potential beyond weight loss, including reducing risks associated with Alzheimer's, addiction, sleep apnea, seizures, and bacterial infections. These drugs, including Wegovy, have seen increased prescriptions following bans on copycat versions. Medical experts are exploring ways to preserve muscle mass during GLP-1 treatment and considering complementary approaches involving dietary interventions and novel therapies such as myostatin inhibitors and selective androgen receptor modulators.
Preserving muscle mass is a key concern w/ GLP-1 drug treatment. Many ways to help achieve that are being explored, beyond exercise & diet, including myostatin inhibitors, SARMs (selective androgen receptor modulators), and via activin type II receptor pathway (ActRII) https://t.co/xcST2ByCSr
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing how the medical system approaches obesity and metabolic disease. But are they a replacement for dietary intervention? Or are dietary interventions a replacement for these medications? Could they be used together for even https://t.co/nuvjtiVEXr
The biggest buzz around GLP-1 drugs these days has nothing to do with weight loss. Blockbuster treatments like Ozempic have been found to lower the risk of everything from Alzheimer's and addiction, to sleep apnea, seizures and bacterial infections. https://t.co/v8bvxSfiMJ