Ozem "don't" pic
In tune with its trend of eye-catching magazine covers, the Economist this week showed a visual of a hot dog with an ominous syringe in place of the sausage. This week's edition highlights the GLP-1 drug that seems to have taken the world by storm. GLP-1 is a hormone that increases insulin secretion and decreases glucagon secretion to lower blood sugar levels. This drug, Semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic or Wegovy) is clearly meant for diabetics. There are multiple issues with what’s going on. Easy solution. Pretty much anyone can get their hands on the drug for diet and exercise free weight loss. Even I admit, it sounds pretty awesome. But, at the end of the day these are synthetic drugs. In most situations, the average body is equipt to lose excess weight on its own (it is my opinion that drugs should be used when the body is not equipt or not strong enough to battle an illness). Safety. There are multiple instances of rapid weight-gain after use of...