“From Fab to Fit: Jonathan Van Ness Unveils the Shocking Secrets Behind His 66-Pound Weight Loss Journey!”
According to experts, medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can lead to the reduced desire to consume extra food.
An expert told Bored Panda that Ozempic-like medications could led to decreased desire to consume extra food
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“These drugs copy a hormone that our bodies produce naturally that tells our brain that we are full and should stop eating,” Dr. Robert Klitzman, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Bioethics Masters Program at Columbia University, previously told Bored Panda.
“The drug reduces craving and slows down our digestion,” he said. “In short, we have less desire to eat extra food,” the expert added.
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Dr. Klitzman, who co-authored a paper on anti-obesity medications last year, said patients who start taking GLP-1s may have to take them for the rest of their lives.
“People who take GLP-1s will gain their weight back if they stop taking them,” said the author of Doctor, Will You Pray for Me?: Medicine, Chaplains, and Healing the Whole Person.
“A problem is that these drugs therefore need to be taken for one’s entire life, to avoid such return to obesity,” he added, “and they are expensive.”
“At least he’s honest about taking a glp-1,” one commenter said about Van Ness’ weight loss
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