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Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are so popular they’re upending Denmark’s economy
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Ozempic works off label for weight loss while you take it, but you have to keep taking it or you will gain it back. People are gaining even more weight once the side effects of Ozempic make them stop taking it.
Ozempic is not a general purpose weight loss product, it's for people with diabetes who can't control their weight only using exercise and diet.
Wegovy (same drug, same company, just different branding to Ozempic) is approved for weight control in non-diabetics: https://ec.europa.eu/health/documents/community-register/html/h1608.htm
Yes, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaglutide
Wegovy is approved for people with obesity, or genetics that lead to obesity. It's also not a general purpose weight loss product, it's for people who can't control their weight without medication.
I'm painfully aware that it's being used off label in this case, note that my OP even states as such.
I see this claim bandied about all the time but I haven't seen any long term usage weight loss data.
Essentially no weight loss is permanent unless you maintain your weight for 2-3 years. Your fat cells never go away, merely shrink, and you only lose about 10% per year (which are replaced with new cells).
You have to maintain it for a long time to keep it up and see any changes.
The frist part is true for essentially all treatments (not just drugs) for chronic diseases. If someone changes their diet for a year, and then stops maintaining this diet, they'll gain their weight back.
Is there any data for the second part? It sounds plausible to me, but many things are plausible but not actually true.
Sounds like the perfect product then. You can be thin while eating crap and remaining spiritually fat.