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Episode 155 - Part 1: Is Wegovy/Ozempic the Miracle Weight Loss Drug It’s Made Out to Be?
Have you noticed this new craze where influencers and celebs are taking diet drugs, specifically Ozempic/Wegovy? Well if you haven’t then you’re one of the lucky ones! This drug is being touted as “game-changing”, a “miracle” and the “end of ob*sity.” But is it? In this 1st episode of 2, we go into the actual science behind the drug, the clinical trial outcomes and who is the company behind manufacturing the drug…and the hype. TW: mentions of side effects
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A So-Called Game-Changing Weight Loss Drug Is Here—So What Happens Next?: By Ed Cara for Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/a-so-called-game-changing-weight-loss-drug-is-here-so-w-1847309279
Wegovy Isn’t A “Game Changer”, But An Update by Mikey Mercedes: https://www.marquiselemercedes.com/writing/wegovy
https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2-saxenda-and-wegovy/#more-2729
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183
https://www.drugwatch.com/manufacturers/eli-lilly/
https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/ozempic-side-effects.html
https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/weight-loss/wegovy-vs-saxenda
https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2
https://canjhealthtechnol.ca/index.php/cjht/article/view/SR0725/953
https://jezebel.com/people-are-buying-raw-chemicals-to-concoct-diy-ozempic-1850012753
https://www.instagram.com/fionawiller /
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhbcomoM5Z/
What is Wegovy: https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is
https://www.goodrx.com/wegovy/what-is
https://www.goodrx.com/glp-1-agonists
https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/diabetes-type-2
https://www.goodrx.com/ozempic/what-is
https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is
https://www.goodrx.com/saxenda/what-is
https://www.goodrx.com/victoza/what-is
Overview of the drugs: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide
Outcome of the trials: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I3NMTf7VJoCE_r3Qa_q4gxR7esXGFk1231Qi9snuoFs/edit?usp=sharing
Weight Stigma and Marketing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988332 /
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2013/06/21/obesity-ama-fat-acceptance
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/fat-is-not-the-problem-fat-stigma-is/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654677/
This Diabetes Drug Is Being Prescribed Off-Label for Weight Loss. Now There’s a Shortage, Glamour: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=ozempic,wegovy,semaglutide,mounjaro
https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/kim-kardashian-full-body-scan
https://mutualaiddiabetes.com/
https://www.novopricing.com/ozempic.html
https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/categories/diabetes/
https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=813
https://www.drugs.com/drug-shortages/semaglutide-injection-813
https://sports.yahoo.com/ozempic-touted-tiktok-weight-loss-185703390.html
Personal stories: https://people.com/health/tiktok-star-remi-bader-treatment-for-binge-eating/
You Might Go Through Hell for Your Post-Ozempic Body, The Cut: https://tinyurl.com/3ccdjym4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn880dmDmPU
Did your doc tell you all the warnings including the box warning for thyroid cancer?: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/informed-consent-what-must-physician-disclose-patient/2012-07
Novo’s Lawsuits and scandals: https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2017/09/13/victoza-maker-paying-58-million-doj-settlement/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/994741/download
From Fierce Pharma: https://www.novonordisk.com/news-and-media/news-and-ir-materials/news-details.html?id=78734
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