Ozempic: Magic Pill or Devil’s Bargain?
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Johann Hari is half the man he was due to the weight-loss drug. He reveals how it changed the world—and how he once got fat-shamed by the Dalai Lama.
Just a few years ago no one had even heard the word Ozempic. Almost overnight, the drug previously used to treat type 2 diabetes became a household name. By the end of the decade, 30 million people are predicted to be on it. For comparison, that means that Ozempic is on track to do as well as birth control pills and Prozac—a blockbuster medication.
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