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New Study Suggests GLP-1 Weight Loss Nearly Doubles Marital Risk

Researchers found a 14% divorce rate within six years, while lawyers say spending $10,000 or more a year on GLP-1 drugs can fuel dissipation claims.

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A 12,500-patient Swedish study found 14% of rapid weight-loss patients divorced within 6 years vs. 8% baseline.

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The Daily BeastThe Daily Beast
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GLP-1 Patients Report New Side Effect—and It’s Hitting Relationships Hard

Here’s why expert are warning of a so-called “divorce boom.”

·United States
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Fox NewsFox News
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Divorce boom may follow use of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs, experts warn

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may carry an unexpected side effect: increased divorce risk, according to historical data from bariatric surgery patients.

·New York, United States
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PerthNowPerthNow
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Fat jabs and gastric bands may skyrocket divorce rates

Individuals who use weight-loss jabs and have gastric bands fitted are more likely to divorce from their partners.

·City of Perth, Australia
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The SunThe Sun
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PEOPLE who lose weight fast are almost twice as likely to divorce their partners, research shows. Slimming down often alters the way a...

·United Kingdom
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The LADbibleThe LADbible
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‘Divorce boom’ is the newest unexpected weight loss jab impact

New research shows what dramatic weight loss in both partners could do to a relationship

·Manchester, United Kingdom
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The TelegraphThe Telegraph
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Fat jabs to unleash divorce boom

Couples undergoing rapid weight loss twice as likely to end ‘unhealthy relationships’, study finds

·London, United Kingdom
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, April 6, 2026.
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