Lab Notes: How Ozempic stops food cravings

from The Science Show - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A weekly injection that stops that hankering for hot chips and donuts?Many people on Ozempic and similar medications report this phenomenon, saying they no longer have incessant thoughts about sweets and fried food.So how do these drugs, known as GLP-1 agonists, work in the brain to dial down "food noise" and help people lose weight?

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A weekly injection that stops that hankering for hot chips and donuts? Many people on Ozempic and similar medications report this phenomenon, saying they no longer have incessant thoughts about sweets and fried food. So how do these drugs, known as GLP-1 agonists, work in the brain to dial down "food noise" and help people lose weight?

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