Hong Kong Cnn Ozempic, originally a drug to treat diabetes, is in high demand around the world with celebrities and social media users touting it as a weight loss wonder drug, despite some concerns from medical experts. Now the frenzy is sweeping China, where being skinny is a prevalent beauty standard, leading to shortages in the country. Chinese social media apps, such as Douyin and Xiaohongshu, have been flooded with posts from users boasting that they have easily lost 10 or more pounds in a month with just a few…
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What to know about berberine, described on social media as “nature’s Ozempic”
CLOCK: The FDA warns of the dangers of using different brands of diet drugs Social media is chock full of posts promising the next best way to lose weight. One of the latest trends is berberine, a bitter-tasting quaternary ammonia compound found in many botanicals, including goldenseal, barberry, and Oregon grape. In fact, many on social media are calling berberine supplements “nature’s Ozempic,” compared to the wildly popular prescription drug semaglutide (also known as Wegovy and Rybelsus), which is used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. MedPage Today spoke…
Read MoreWhat runners need to know about Ozempic
This article originally appeared in Women’s Running Diabetes drug Ozempic and similar prescription weight-management drugs like Wegovy are getting a lot of buzz, from millions of social media mentions to rumors that celebrities are taking them to drastic weight loss. And that buzz means more people are taking them off the label, potentially just to lose weight, whether they need to or not. Focusing on weight loss can be problematic for people with eating disorders or who feel pressure about their weight, a population that includes a high percentage of…
Read MoreOzempic for women over 50? 5 doctors evaluate new slimming injectables
The use of injectable drugs like Ozempic for weight loss has become the hottest healthcare trend in decades. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Mindy Kaling and Elon Muskare are said to be using them to keep fit. An expert with celebrity clients said FIRSTThey are All on it. But is this approach right for most women over 50? What is Ozempic? This drug, known generically as semaglutide, was originally approved by the FDA as a diabetes drug (1 milligram dose) for its ability to stabilize blood sugar. But research showed it…
Read MoreOzempic, Wegovy forces weight loss companies to reverse their approaches
The rise of the popular obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic has forced weight-loss companies to radically change their business models. WeightWatchers and Noom have for years promoted diet and exercise as the primary ways to lose weight, but both recently debuted plans to offer prescriptions for Wegovy and similar drugs as part of a strategy that recognizes obesity as a chronic disease. . WeightWatchers announced the change in March when it bought Sequence, a telehealth company that offers prescriptions for obesity drugs. In the coming months, WeightWatchers said…
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