Antoinette Berrafato
Host of the New Normal Big Life podcast and U.S. Army veteran (former Air Assault medic) known as "The Wellness Warrior," and health editor at Culturs Magazine.
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Sep 8, 2026
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So the other important part to remember about muscle mass also is that it helps with your metabolic sy- system.
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So if you're struggling to keep your blood sugar from being too high or too low, one of the things that could be the problem a- as you age is sarcopenia.
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But also if you're on a GLP-1, this can become a problem, too, because you could lose too much muscle mass.
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So it's important that you're exercising and you're building a little bit of muscle.
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You don't have to be a bodybuilder, but that you're retaining your muscle because that also runs your metabolic system, which is number two of those three biomarkers.
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