Drugs & Treatments

What Ozempic Can and Can’t Do

The best weight-loss plans focus on balanced nutrition and long-term sustainability, for sustained healthy metabolic function.
What Ozempic Can and Can’t Do
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Brendon Fallon
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Ozempic has become one of the most widely used weight-loss treatments in modern medicine. Capable of helping some patients lose up to 15 percent of their body weight, it has surged in popularity across the United States, generating billions in annual sales and drawing attention from both the medical community and celebrities.

Yet behind the hype lies a more uncomfortable truth. While the number on the scale may drop quickly, Dr. Jason Fung, renowned kidney specialist and bestselling author of “The Diabetes Code,” said in an episode of Vital Signs on that not all weight loss is created equal.
Brendon Fallon is a former reporter and photographer with The Epoch Times. He is the host and executive producer of NTD's "Vital Signs," a health show that zooms in on the important matters of health that come up in everyday life—connecting the dots across the broad canvas of our holistic wellbeing.
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