While only doctors can prescribe it in Australia, bodybuilders have begun experimenting with Ozempic.
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While only doctors can prescribe it in Australia, bodybuilders have begun experimenting with Ozempic.
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Early on we heard a lot about the potential benefits of drugs like Ozempic. Now we’re hearing more about the risks. But what does the latest evidence say?
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Vials of replica weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro are being illegally shipped across the world from a house on the outskirts of Sydney.
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People who exercised while using a new class of weight-loss drug kept off far more of their weight after quitting the medication than people who didn’t work out.
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Gym chains, nutrition startups and drugmakers all want to solve a common issue among people who take weight loss drugs.
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Existing weight-loss drugs can cause muscle loss, but the next generation could allow patients to gain muscle instead.
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As weight loss drugs like Ozempic continue to rise in popularity, economists are looking at their potential to disrupt the market. We asked a doctor turned business analyst which industries he thinks could see the most impact.
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People taking the drug and similar medications will hit an inevitable, and necessary, plateau. Here’s why.
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People who combine exercise with dieting can double the metabolic health benefits of their weight loss, a new study shows.
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The story of diet drugs is one full of miracle cures that often don't live up to the hype or come with serious side effects.
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What experts know about berberine, the chemical compound purported to help induce weight loss.
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It’s important to establish regular and adequate eating so your body and brain are well-fuelled and you can make sensible decisions around the food you consume.
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The story of diet drugs is one full of miracle cures that don't live up to the hype or come with serious side effects.
There's a new class of drugs being touted as a revolution in weight loss.
But will the future of diet drugs just end up looking a lot like the past?
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Berberine is a chemical found in several plants that has been extracted and sold as a supplement, but it's not a cheap alternative to Ozempic.
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Wegovy and other drugs expose a social tension between a quest to medicate illness and a stigmatizing belief that obese people lack sufficient willpower to lose weight.
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Influencers have been enthusiastically claiming its success in helping them lose weight, with their posts viewed by millions. You might be surprised what the evidence shows.
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Ozempic’s just part of a new arsenal of medications being used to treat obesity.
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The diabetes medication has gained attention for its dramatic weight loss effects — but doctors worry that it can go too far.
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Hearing him say that, it suddenly clicked for me too: Exercise can be an act not of vanity, but of psychological self-care. Many wars are being waged against women—against our bodies, our rights, our sizes, our images of ourselves, and who is and isn’t allowed to claim this identity. For a long time, I felt that by rejecting movement, I was rejecting an idealized and impossible body image, that I was learning “self-acceptance.” But really I was just sabotaging my own mental health.
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As more patients turn to diabetes medications for other uses, a shortage has taken hold. But doctors say going off these drugs can take a toll.
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The celebrity weight loss drug is out of stock around the world, but experts say people using it need to make sure they don’t lose all their muscles as well.