Dieting is hard. It’s why the idea of a weekly weight-loss injection that does all the work for you, like Ozempic, is so tempting — especially when you see the remarkable transformations of celebrities who admit using it, such as Sharon Osbourne and Oprah Winfrey.
The way these jabs work is fascinating. The drug itself is called semaglutide (branded as Ozempic or Wegovy), and one way it works is by mimicking a hormone the body produces naturally when full, called