The FDA has approved Wegovy for weight loss. It’s a higher-dose version of the same drug in Ozempic with the same active ingredient. Dagen said Wegovy essentially makes the brain think less about eating.

Ozempic and other diabetes-weight loss drugs have been linked to at least 162 deaths and 10,000 cases involving “serious” injuries since

James Corden revealed that he tried taking Ozempic for weight loss and then explained the reason he didn’t have any results with the trendy medication.

Newly released data shows that the U.S. may have reached peak obesity in 2020 — and the timing unsurprisingly coincides with the rise of Ozempic and other popular weight loss drugs.

Semaglutide, the underlying drug marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy, works by mimicking a hormone that triggers the body to feel full. When the drug interacts with a receptor in the stomach, patients feel full sooner and for a longer period of time after eating. The drug does not cause weight loss directly – instead, it makes you want to eat less.

Originally approved to help with excess weight and obesity, Wegovy and Ozempic, have become synonymous with weight loss fads. Here's what you need to know.

New research suggests GLP-1 medications like Ozempic may help reduce several health risks in addition to treating type 2 diabetes and obesity.