That pattern is often called normal weight obesity, and it is one reason BMI alone misses people who are not obviously overweight but still have poor body composition, low muscle mass, or early metabolic dysfunction
Endocrine Oncology Warning: Thyroid C-Cell Tumor Risk Animal studies showed thyroid C-Cell tumors, and labeling carries a boxed warning based on those findings
Resistance training sends the signal to preserve lean tissue
The most common are nausea (shared with GLP-1s), constipation, headache, vomiting, dizziness, insomnia, dry mouth, and diarrhea
Patients starting Wegovy should expect the most common side effects during dose escalation: nausea (reported in 44% of STEP-1 participants), diarrhea (30%), vomiting (24%), and constipation (24%) [1]