Are Weight Loss Injections Taking Over Hollywood?
When Elon Musk was asked on Twitter what ‘made the biggest difference’ in his recent 30kg weight loss, the billionaire was unusually forthright – at least compared to your average celebrity. There was no raw vegan juice cleanse or obscure macronutrient balance. He didn’t exercise twice a day, six days per week, or chew each bite of food 40 times before swallowing. ‘Fasting, Ozempic/Wegovy, and no tasty food near me,’ was his response. Twitter exploded.
Given that the world’s second wealthiest man has publicly cited Ozempic and Wegovy – brand names for the breakthrough drug semaglutide, approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity respectively – as his weight loss weapon of choice, it’s not entirely libellous to assume that at least some of his A-list peers have the same prescription to thank for their increasingly svelte physiques.
An appetite-suppressant in injectable form, semaglutide turns conventional weight loss dogma – which demands ‘discipline’ and ‘sacrifice’ – on its head, seemingly offering a physiological cheat code to those adverse to the old adage ‘eat less and move more’. While that might be true of the Hollywood roster pursuing prescriptions behind closed doors, for those living with obesity – the people Wegovy is intended for – semaglutide provides life-changing metabolic equity.
Excerpted from Men’s Health
