123. The Obesity End Game: Exploring the Efficacy of Cutting-Edge Weight Loss Drugs

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Are you an obese individual who has been wanting to seek help and take weight loss drugs but haven’t done that just yet due to the fear of being shame?

It's been nearly a year since the hullabaloo began over the ‘new’ class of weight loss drugs, and as someone who has been prescribed them for diabetes and weight loss, I thought it was time to weigh in.  Because as these drugs for weight loss emerged in our society, an abundance of weight bias and discrimination also took place.

Tired of the endless diets and gym routines that lead to nowhere? It's time to consider weight loss drugs. Don't let shame hold you back from achieving your goals. Let's dive in.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• There is no shame in wanting—and even not wanting—to get help in losing weight through medications
• The newest class of drugs, which are GLP and GIP analogs, are considered pretty safe but still has side effects from mild to adverse
• Ozempic and Wegovy are technically just the same thing, and there is no such thing as an ‘ozempic face’, just a ‘weight loss face’

 

 

“Given the huge numbers of individuals who are overweight and obese in our society, and the impact of discrimination on their mental, emotional, and physical well-being, we need to check our biases against each other, and probably most importantly, to check our biases against ourselves. Stop shaming yourself if you are in this demographic and get help if you need it.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim

 

 

Today’s Health Bite:

Choosing to take weight loss medication should be a personal and informed decision, not one based on shame. It's time we stop stigmatizing both those who are not ready to lose weight and those who seek medication for support.

 

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