Image: Laura Bratton, Photos: Post Consumer Brands (press release), Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Rappers Snoop Dogg and Master P may have already made their mark in hip hop, but their real dream was to make cereal. Yes, cereal. Or at least that’s what the two performers (who are worth $160 million and $200 million, respectively) … Read more
A popular class of weight loss drugs may offer more lasting success than assumed, new data from Epic Research suggests. The study of medical records found that a slight majority of people who took GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide either maintained or improved their weight loss in the year after they stopped using the medication. More … Read more
Americans are increasingly calling poison control centers over semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. Most of these calls appear to concern potential overdoses of semaglutide and might be tied to a rise in compounded versions of the drug, which aren’t tested for their safety and can come in doses … Read more
The slim version A year ago, most people had never heard the word “Ozempic.” Now, the weight loss “wonder drug” and a nearly identical prescription called Wegovy are on the tip of everyone’s tongues. The weekly injectable, initially developed to treat Type 1 diabetes, has been hailed as a “breakthrough,” a “game-changer,” “revolutionary,” and, yes, … Read more