Dieting is hard. It's why the idea of a weekly weight-loss injection that does all the work for you, like Ozempic, is so tempting — especially when you see the remarkable transformations of celebrities who admit using it, such as and Winfrey.The way these jabs work is fascinating. The drug itself is called semaglutide (branded as Ozempic or Wegovy), and one way it works is by mimicking a hormone the body produces naturally when full, called GLP-1. By feeding back the message to the brain that our appetite is sated, it dials down feelings of hunger, and even interest in food, which leads to weight loss.But there are drawbacks, not least the cost — to source Ozempic for the purpose of shedding weight, rather than the it's licensed for on the , you have to pay up to £285 a month for the highest dose. And it stops working when you stop taking it, so that's up to £3,420 a year to stay slim.
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