Ozempic Helps Weight Loss by Making You Feel Full–But Certain Foods Can Do the Same Thing

Ozempic Helps Weight Loss by Making You Feel Full–But Certain Foods Can Do the Same Thing
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You’ve probably heard about the medication Ozempic, used to manage Type 2 diabetes and as a weight loss drug.
Ozempic (and the similar drug Wegovy) has had more than its fair share of headlines and controversies. A global supply shortage, tweets about using it from Elon Musk, approval for adolescent weight loss in the United States. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel even joked about it on film’s night of nights.
Emma Beckett
Emma Beckett
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Emma Beckett is a senior lecturer on food science and human nutrition at the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle.
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