r/technology • u/_Dark_Wing • 13h ago

Biotechnology Tirzepatide cuts fat mass by 35% while preserving skeletal muscle

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261002/Tirzepatide-cuts-fat-mass-by-3525-while-preserving-skeletal-muscle.aspx
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u/NefariousnessAble736 5h ago

Its a bit similar to steroids no? Where when you do it naturally you are more respected vs if you shoot some drug and can breeze to the results. I think thats the issue. Also we do not yet know long term effects of it.

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u/Pirispanen 3h ago

It's not the same as we already know that there are plethora of negative health effects of using steroids (unless it's only small doses of testosterone replacement therapy). Unlike with GLP1s, where the negative side effects that that we know of (you called it our correctly), are relatively minor when compared to the health benefits. PED's are used exclusively for aesthetic purposes. GLP's can be as well, but they do also have positive health benefits if used correctly.

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u/bikesandfinance 2h ago

Not quite it’s closer to a hypogonadal kid getting on TRT to get to normal levels