A new category of expensive weight loss drugs has exploded in popularity over the past few months as celebrities, tech moguls and social media stars have testified that they’ve been able to rapidly shed weight thanks to the medications.
Some obesity experts believe drugs like Ozempic can truly help solve the obesity epidemic by providing an effective alternative to the crash diets, failed lifestyle lectures and often dangerous pharmaceutical treatments that have been at the center of weight loss efforts for so long.
of their health as many believe it to be. They argue that it would be better for the nation’s health if medical experts focused on life-threatening conditions themselves, rather than the allegedly flawed metric behind them.Industry experts expect this new class of drugs to become a huge source of business in the next few years as more products gain approval specifically for weight loss.
“I guess it's not black and white; as with many things, the question of these medications' usefulness depends on context. I can understand the effectiveness of the medication for those who needed it. … While they might help those who are obese or overweight, I can’t help feeling that these medications are finding an audience among already fairly slim women wanting to shrink even more — I'm also concerned that people might take it too far.
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