Post by University of Michigan Medical School

Bariatric surgery and therapeutic drugs such as GLP-1 can help reduce body weight. The rapid weight loss, however, is also accompanied by a loss of lean mass. Preserving lean mass may help lower the risk of regaining weight. Learn how U-M researchers found that a gut hormone known as fibroblast growth factor 15 is essential for preserving lean mass during diet-induced weight loss: https://michmed.org/mK2YR.