This alleged pathologist explains how drugs like Ozempic, Zepbound, Wegovy, and Mounjaro work to reduce appetite and lead to weight loss. Which could help if you have type 2 diabetes. These drugs are analogs of either GLP-1 (glucose-like peptide-1) or GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide), or a combination of both.
The doctor gets pretty technical. Click for a simpler explanation from UCHealth.
These drugs make me think of the 1970s TV add for Chiffon margarine telling us “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.”
—–Steve Parker, M.D.
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