SALT LAKE CITY — It was a first-of-its-kind study conducted at the University of Utah on a drug that has, to date, changed thousands of lives. The new study focused on the impact of taking weight loss drugs in connection with muscle mass and function.

Bountiful's Risa Baker has lost 80 pounds after she began regularly taking a weight loss drug two years ago, and says she feels fitter than ever.

"Weight has been a struggle for me my entire life," Baker shared. "I’ve been addicted to sugar. I’ve had insulin resistance, blood sugar highs and lows. And for me, the experience of going on the GLP-1 has been absolutely life-changing."

Baker said she no longer thinks about food all day long; in fact, she has to remind herself to eat.

Weight loss appears to happen more rapidly and with greater

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