The use and misuse of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have been a growing concern, with reports of scams, self-reported severe side effects, and misuse by young women trying to achieve a 'beach body.' Despite some positive health benefits, concerns about misuse and complications have led to warnings from top doctors.
Britain’s national health service has been increasingly overburdened treating patients with a new ailment: Ozempic overdose. https://t.co/W6yHY4HC0d
Holidaymakers should not use anti-obesity drugs to lose weight and get “beach body ready” for the summer, the nation’s top doctor has warned https://t.co/xEmIp778yo
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People are entering A&E with "serious, life-threatening complications" after buying drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy online, doctors warn https://t.co/1wzVggo40f
Top doctor alarmed by weight-loss drug misuse https://t.co/qqcD9dtn4G
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Young slim women are landing in A&E after abusing Ozempic or Wegovy, say medics, as NHS's chief doctor warns against using the jabs to get 'beach-body ready' https://t.co/dizmlf4b16 https://t.co/nqZQTKaMja
Fat jabs should not be used by holidaymakers trying to get 'beach-body ready' - Britain's top doctor warns as he praises new arsenal of drugs in battle against obesity https://t.co/z8GRAVKdyG https://t.co/n4cFDhMaz2
🔴 Slim young women are trying to get “beach body ready” by using weight-loss jabs, Britain’s most senior doctor has warned, amid reports of users ending up in A&E https://t.co/6YY8TlbGHp
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Top doctor warns against using anti-obesity drugs to get ‘beach body ready’ https://t.co/FzgKvKCZQT
#Ozempic: A Double-Edged Sword for #WomensHealth and Equity https://t.co/XyyyDqSaPU https://t.co/vEsvXvOIEZ
Ozempic changed the lives of obesity patients. And then we had to stop prescribing it, via @IrishTimesOpEd https://t.co/gI5jmAjreU
Interesting from @dcdx_co: Survey of 1K+ Gen Z on Ozempic and weight-loss drugs: 83% had a negative perception - and yet GLP-1 prescriptions for 12-25 y/o's are up 600%. The rise of Ozempic - and its knock-offs - is reminiscent of the SHEIN paradox.
Interesting from @dcdx_co: Survey of 1K+ Gen Z on Ozempic and weight-loss drugs: 83% had a negative perception - and yet GLP-1 prescriptions for 12-25 y/o's are up 600% The rise of Ozempic - and its knock-offs is reminiscent of the SHEIN paradox.
A new study finds that people who had higher obesity and lost more weight while taking a drug like Ozempic were the most likely to lose even more weight during the 12 months after stopping the drug. https://t.co/wOk9CRR99s
Over 250 people who took the weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and semaglutide self-reported depression and other more severe side effects to the FDA. An Atlanta man shares his story of what happened when he took the drugs. https://t.co/G9Yl924jVM https://t.co/GMIkI4dIQu
Give obese patients Ozempic before surgery, medics say after study finds it lowers complications https://t.co/bNlubD1BK4 https://t.co/sQCTsXaeqy
The search for lean mass loss with semaglutide, an observational study https://t.co/E8gUrbDqOY #T2D #obesity
Eli Lilly exec on weight-loss drugs: 'It's not just a flash in the pan' https://t.co/qBC3ulMadm
Scams tied to Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs are surging. How to protect yourself https://t.co/q79ifyVi3q
The Mystique of #Ozempic Is Growing @TheAtlantic https://t.co/GAZCq1Q09P