Weight-loss drug concern haunting Hollywood stars

Weight-loss drug concern haunting Hollywood stars

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Matt Mahowald, nutritionist in Hollywoodexplained to the media that injections “moderate and control insulin secretion, delaying your stomach from emptying and helping have the feeling of being satiated of food”. For his part, a very important media businessman reported that people from across the industry chatted with him about the risks that this treatment can bring.

One of the most talked about media of Ozempic, the drug in questionis by Signal, an encrypted messaging social network widely used by Hollywood. Entrepreneurs, Reality Stars, Veteran Producers, and Stars are part of the conversation, while hairdressers, makeup artists and stylists for celebrities had to accept these injections almost as rituals before every big industry event.

The specialized media comments that in just months it became the worst kept secretespecially considering thatand “its most enthusiastic users are not pre-diabetic and do not need the drug.” The stars can get it through doctors, nutritionists and a medical spa in Arizona. Prices range from $1,200 to $1,500 per injection.

The key to losing weight is to reduce calories, regardless of the food group.

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One of the most worrying tangents is that the huge demand for the drug is causing stockouts even for those who really need it the medicine. At the same time, health insurance companies refuse to cover it for anyone who is not diabetic.

“Obesity is an epidemic,” warned Dr. Zhaoping Li, chief of clinical nutrition at the David Gaffen School of Medicine at the University of Los Angeles. “The problem is that this is one of the tools we have to deal with it, not the definitive solution. The most in-depth study done on these injections lasted less than two years. There are still many questions to be answered.”warned the specialist.

Doctors are skeptical of long-term use of this drug, as with any miracle solution. Even more, warn that one of the side effects that it can bring are various gastrointestinal problems.

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