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Ozempic, Hollywood and the new war on weight: what lies behind the wonder drug

Summary by Irish Examiner
As Ozempic reshapes bodies and expectations, a new book probes the science, profits and risks behind the global weight-loss boom

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Heather, 41 years old, didn't ever imagine getting weekly injections to lose weight. "I thought, 'I'm not so sick'. 'Doing a weekly injection seemed so serious'," said this behavioral analyst to Elle magazine. Since then, she has lost 16 kilos and left the pre-diabetes area, like thousands of Americans seduced by Ozempic's promises. But a turning point started. In the United States, the GLP-1 wave does not fail. At the key: more than 40% of obes…

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Irish Examiner broke the news in Ireland on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
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