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Dr. Michael Greger is famous for several books including “How Not to Die,” and for his website nutritionfacts.org. He recently wrote a primer on the new injectable weight loss drugs: “Ozempic, Risks, Benefits, and Natural Alternatives to GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs.” This column is a summary. What is GLP-1?  GLP-1 is short for glucagon-like peptide-1, which is one of the 20 or more peptide hormones secreted by cells lining our digestive tract that c…

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The use of GLP-1 meds — made popular by Ozempic (NVO) — among U.S. adults without diabetes more than tripled between 2018 and 2022, with annual spending surging from $1.6 billion to $5.8 billion.Read more...

Costly GLP-1 drug use for weight loss has soared, study reports

The number of Americans taking cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has skyrocketed in recent years, a new study says.