After the former talk show host signed up as a Weight Watchers ambassador, the company signed up a million new members in just a year and her December 2023 revelation about using GLP-1 drugs inspired a mad dash to the doctor, with fans eager to get their hands on their own Ozempic or Wegovy
Individuals with a high GRS were more than twice as likely to experience nausea from liraglutide, a widely used GLP-1 receptor agonist, compared to those with a low GRS (68% versus 30%)
This, teamed with Asias openness to new technologies and a desire for a solution for weight management that actually works, add credence to the argument that GLP-1s will be well-received across this market, says Forsyth
This testing can make the drugs expensive
Its common to experience plateaus, stalls or even brief gains
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