Mayo Clinic Minute: What's the skinny on weight-loss drugs?
Published May 25, 2023, 7:20 p.m. by Jerald Waisoki
Losing weight is a difficult process that often requires making changes to your diet and lifestyle. However, there are also a number of weight loss drugs available that can help you to lose weight.
There are a number of different weight loss drugs available on the market, but not all of them are effective. Some weight loss drugs are only effective for a short period of time and can cause serious side effects.
The most common weight loss drugs are appetite suppressants, which work by reducing your hunger. However, these drugs can also cause side effects such as dry mouth, constipation, and headaches.
Another type of weight loss drug is a fat burner. Fat burners work by increasing your metabolism, which helps you to burn more calories. However, they can also cause side effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure.
If you are considering taking a weight loss drug, it is important to talk to your doctor first. They can help you to decide if a weight loss drug is right for you and can also monitor your progress.
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it's a medication called semaglitide
better known by the brand names ozempic
and wigovi ozempic is approved by the
Food and Drug Administration to treat
type 2 diabetes we Govi is now approved
to help with weight loss these drugs
have been shown to help people lose on
average about 15 percent of their body
weight it works by tricking your brain
and stomach into feeling full so you
don't overeat it's really changed how we
think about these weight loss
medications it's a prescription
medication the FDA advises it only for
people with a body mass index or BMI
greater than 30 or a BMI of 27 or more
with a weight related health condition a
common side effect is nausea these are
injections and you give them once a week
to yourself
typically in the belly so much like an
insulin injection would be they're also
expensive and oftentimes not covered by
insurance so check with your provider I
think it's a great tool I think for a
lot of people it certainly makes a
significant difference to how they feel
about food and how they feel about their
own hunger signals and their ability to
control them that's very powerful for
the Mayo Clinic News Network I'm Jason
Holland
