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8 Jun 23 Interview

A diabetes drug is going viral for its supposed weight loss benefits—but there’s a seriously dark problem here

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Dr Louisa Beckford

BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCPsych

"This is where Ozempic comes in, as Doctor Louisa Beckford, Consultant Psychiatrist explains, a drug manufactured by the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.

"It's normally injected once per week by those with type 2 diabetes to improve blood sugar and lower the risk of major cardiovascular events, such as stroke, heart attack or death in adults with heart disease," she details.

So, why the sudden spike in celebrities using it for weight loss? Well, while its goal is to lower the health risks associated with type 2 diabetes, a side effect of the drug is weight loss - and quite significant weight loss, at that."

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