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The Dark Side of Asia’s ‘Miracle Diet’

Summary by Asia Sentinel
By: Tomoaki TakeiMultinational pharma giant Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro (tirzepatide), the dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist, is at the center of a rapidly escalating public health storm in East Asia. While clinically approved as a life-saving treatment for Type 2 diabetes, the drug has been effectively deified on social media as the ultimate cosmetic weight-los…

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Asia Sentinel broke the news in Hong Kong on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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