Ozempic-maker working on potentially groundbreaking weight-loss treatment

A number of universities are running super computers trying to calculate the odds of coming up with major medical breakthroughs within the next ten years. They focused on three topics, weight loss, hair loss, and a cure for the common cold. I don't remember the specific odds but the data suggested that both the weight loss and hair loss would be figured out within 10 years but the common cold was a very long shot.

 

I hope they get it done soon. I've been taking Ozempic for a few months now and the doctor said that weight loss is one of the side effects but I haven't lost any weight yet.

 

Try Monjoro. I've lost close to 35lbs past 10 weeks

 

Thanks. I'll ask my doctor about it next time I go in.

 

My bet is on people taking Ozempic and then using it's weight-loss quality as a reason to eat more. I remember when fake sugar and the artificial sweeteners burst on the scene. It didn't cause the weight of the average person to drop, but increase. You drive much more carefully with a rusty steep spike protruding out of the steering wheel toward your face than with ABS and airbags. People will use the innovation to do MORE of what caused them to get heavy.

 

Maybe try get'n a tapeworm or 2?

Works wonders for me. Haven't gained a pound in 26yrs. Still wear'n some a the same 34x34 britches from the 9th grade..

 

Well now my insurance no longer covers manjoro for weight.loss.so.guess it's back to fasting which is the.next.best thing They say it should be approved for it by next year...

 

The tradeoff with Ozempic that's most troublesome is the increase in resting heart rate.

Also weekly dosing instead of daily is not ideal for delivery into the body.

Reduced appetite sometimes causes people to not change the mix of food correctly so they end up getting by with eating less healthy foods but the same amount of unhealthy foods. So while they are in a calorie deficit and losing weight it's not healthy because their body composition is changing with muscle loss and fat accumulation.

The most counterproductive aspect is the increase in the number of actual fat cells in the body as a side effect of using Ozempic. So when a person stops using it but didn't change their lifestyle they become fatter than before.

All of this also applies to the similar product to Ozempic based on the same underlying compound.

I ended up doing a deep dive on it a few weeks ago due to the amount of press surrounding it and the parent company Eli Lily.

So, knowing the potential risk factors the good news is that if a person uses it in conjunction with lifestyle changes that include an exercise regime and sustainable nutrition plan then it will aid in overcoming the bad habit of eating too often for the beneficial sensation.

As for an investment into either parent company it's eerily similar to Pfizer with viagra at this stage where the valuation is stretched enough to not be tempting enough for the risk.

 

well, this medication, that "should be used" by real diabetics, is causing some severe problems....and the companies are being sued now.

Ozempic, Mounjaro manufacturers sued over claims of "stomach paralysis" side effects - CBS News.


warning labels are on all medications, about NOT taking meds that belong to someone else...in this case, REAL DIABETICS, over just "fatty people" wanting to lose weight a quick way, rather than thru proper dieting and exercising.