People are turning to alternatives like weight loss medication because weight loss has been shown to be a stressful process that involves strenuous exercise regimens and extreme diets that can.
uk high street chemists are set to sell customers a controversial weight loss jab used by some famous people, including twitter owner elon musk. wegovy, orsemaglutide, is a prescription drug that blunts appetite. it has the same ingredient as ozempic a diabetes medicine said to be hollywood s skinny shot of choice. experts warn it is not a quick fix or a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision. let s now speak to dr shauna levy, an obesity medicine and surgical director of the tulane bariatric centre at tulane university. shejoins us live from new orleans. thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. you for having me. now, i understand you for having me. now, i understand that you for having me. now, i understand that this - you for having me. now, i| understand that this drug, wegovy, is something you use on
medicine said to be hollywood s skinny shot of choice. experts warn it is not a quick fix or a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision. earlier we spoke to dr shauna levy, an obesity medicine and medical director of the tulane bariatric centre at tulane university. she prescribes the wegovy drug to her patients. i asked her if this was actually a drug for diabetes patients. you re right that this is indicated for diabetes under the brand name that you mentioned, ozempic. but it s also equally indicated for people with the disease of obesity under the brand name. audio cuts out. so there are two situations. it s. audio cuts out. it s in addition to people who this is indicated for have a high enough what we call body mass index. but they qualify for the patient and it helps them