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New Delhi: The increasing use of drugs Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss has been witnessing rapid and massive backlash, fuelling a new form of weight-associated stigma Ozempic shaming...
On social media, self-proclaimed health gurus caution against what they call quick fixes, urging followers to adopt more traditional methods of fat loss, such as diet and exercise...
Criticism of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy often stems from a lack of understanding in society, where obesity is not yet widely recognised as a disease..
Many still hold the ingrained belief that using anything other than diet and exercise for weight management is cheating, overlooking the fact that similar to diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, obesity is also a chronic metabolic disorder...
Genetics play a critical role in managing obesity, and many patients visit hospitals after struggling to maintain a healthy weight despite adhering to strict diet and exercise routines, she said...
