People are using a diabetes drug to lose weight, but does it actually owrk? Are there any risks? Should we even be using drugs for fat loss at all?



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References & Further Reading

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562269/

https://healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/09/04/accessing-wegovy-for-weight-loss-everything-you-need-to-know/

https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/129409/2/AMED.2023.9946924.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551568/

https://health.ucdavis.edu/blog/cultivating-health/ozempic-for-weight-loss-does-it-work-and-what-do-experts-recommend/2023/07

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about-us/news-and-views/ozempic-and-weight-loss-facts-behind-headlines

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/well/ozempic-diabetes-weight-loss.html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38300808/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38230266/

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta875/chapter/2-Information-about-semaglutide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laPaezEsteI

https://www.who.int/health-topics/obesity#tab=tab_3

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/obesity/

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/what-is-diabetes/type-2-diabetes

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-2-diabetes/symptoms/

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2024/02/26/how-americans-view-weight-loss-drugs-and-their-potential-impact-on-obesity-in-the-u-s/

https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a618008.html

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes/about-type-1-diabetes/what-is-type-1-diabetes/