Ozempic has been a popular method for some time now to shed some pounds, despite not being actually being FDA-approved for weight loss - but how does it actually work?
There has been so much controversy on the use of GLP-1 medication to aid in shedding those pounds, and this is not the first time that warnings have come out about using the drug for this purpose.
Ozempic has been furthering a lot of people's weight loss results, even thought it was originally created to help manage Type 2 Diabetes.
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One of the main reasons Ozempic has become such a big deal in the health sector is the famous celebs who have been taking it and revealing their slimmer bodies.
Oprah Winfrey, Sharon Osbourne, Amy Schumer, and Rebel Wilson have all admitted to using a GLP-1 drug, be it to lose or maintain their weight.
However, as Ozempic hasn't been approved by the FDA for weight loss, it could be a risk to take it for any other use other than its intended purpose.
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Semaglutide, which can help to regulate your appetite, however, is approved for weight loss under the Wegovy brand name.
While we’ve all seen the results about how the drug works, many still don’t know how it actually helps people to lose weight.
Thankfully, a YouTuber by the handle @ZackDFilms has come to the rescue and revealed the grim realities of what Ozempic does once it hits your system.
In the clip, you can see everything that happens, from how it changes your brain, to the inner workings of your organs.
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Plus, it also shows some pesky side effects which might make you feel a little icky afterwards.
He states: “Once Ozempic is in your bloodstream, it activates the part of the brain that make you feel full, reducing your appetite.”
From there, it’ll stabilize ‘your blood sugar’ to curb those nagging food cravings you might have.
Now, this all sounds great, and while he also shares that it stops your stomach from emptying as fast so that you feel fuller for longer, this part of the drug symptom could then in turn make you feel sick and even produce diarrhea in some people.
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People who watched the video were equally horrified and interested in how Ozempic could do this to your body, reducing weight and suppressing hunger in users.
However, there are more side effects that could present themselves for some people.
Dr Ben Bickman, a scientist and professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, stated that even muscle loss can be brought on after using the job.
"You have a substantial amount of lean mass that's getting loss as the person is losing weight. To make that clear, for every ten pounds of weight loss, only six is fat - four of it is coming from non-fat sources like muscle and bone," he told Thomas DeLauer.
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Dr Bickman added: "While muscle and bone mass might never return, the body has no trouble regaining fat mass.
"What's more, one study found that one version of these drugs, actually stimulates the production of new fat cells."
He continued: "This becomes a problem because when a person start to regain fat mass after stopping Ozempic, with more fat cells comes a greater potential to gain more fat.
"As a result, even though a person may still weight less than they did before starting the drug, they may be fatter, with a higher percentage of body fat."
Britt Jones