GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Substance use Disorder: a Role for Addiction to Chemsex Drugs?

[JaneBown]

Is it possible to lose weight on an 'Ozempic' diet? Drugs like Ozempic have allowed many people to lose weight they were unable to shift before. Could a diet have the same effect without the need for a prescription? The emergence of weight-loss drugs (agonists) including Ozempic and Wegovy has turned the medical world upside down in recent years. Glucogen-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists have proved effective in helping obese people lose weight by reducing the users' appetite, so they eat less. But alongside the hype, there have also been claims that we can easily mimic the drugs' effects with the foods we eat. One social media trend, for example, suggests that drinking a concoction of oats blended with water and lime juice - nicknamed 'oatzempic' - acts as an appetite suppressant and helps people lose weight in the same way. But can any diet or individual food or drink really come close to the effects of Ozempic?