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Ozempic – What’s the truth behind the hype? | DW Documentary



The hype is enormous: A new weight-loss drug is being aggressively marketed on social media – promising patients a quick fix for obesity. But what’s the truth behind the hype?

This documentary reveals the unscrupulous marketing for a weight-loss injection that’s being touted as a scientific sensation. The active ingredient involved, Semaglutide, was originally developed for diabetes patients. For people who are slightly or moderately overweight, too, it seems to be an easy way to slim down. Experts, however, are warning against people administering the injection without medical supervision. “For people who just want to shed a few kilos, these new drugs are a risk. We have still have no long term data” says Dr. Lucie Favre from an obesity consultation center in Lausanne, Switzerland. The real problem for a lot of people, she adds, has more to do with poor dietary habits and insufficient exercise. “Relying solely on the injection means treating the effects of the problem and not the cause,” says Favre. A film investigating the benefits and dangers of the new medication.

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23 Comments

  1. Ozempic is for DIABETES FIRST! Losing weight helps diabetic people in this case… people found out about its weight lost effects and now it’s often being used like some new Hollywood weight loss party drug!

  2. 10 years later, they figure out the adverse effects and ban it. Only to have caused so much damage to many people's health. Just like any other such drug

  3. I don't care what anyone says mounjaro helped me with my stomach ulcers and acid reflux that i had for 7 year's and tried all types of cures im literally gaining weight so i can use it once every 6 months 😅 . No joke, but stomach pain is the worst. The gut controls your brain, your mood, your day to day life

  4. I am watching this in my gym. There are no easy solutions. Until food industries quit poisoning the food and people change habits, the outcome will be the same. Working out is difficult at times, but making it a routine necessary for your longevity of life is a priority in my life. Weight training as you get older combats the aging process. Schools need to be held accountable for exercise programs. In the 60s and 70s EVERYONE had to have physical education. Every time i think I am not on the right path, I look around me at people my age, and realize moderation, consistency, and exercise are the medicines I want in my life. I'll keep doing what I am doing because it works.

  5. Shameful that someone who had gastric bypass is ALSO given a weightloss drug. Just goes to show that the surgery didn't work for him long term. And they're now giving this kind of surgery to kids in some countries.

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