Ep. 466: Ozempic and weight loss
Guest: Dr. Devyn Parsons, obesity specialist
It has been called a wonder drug for its unintended benefits to anyone wrestling with obesity.
Ozempic does for obese people what their bodies can no longer do – shedding weight. Dr. Devyn Parsons, an obesity specialist, says, “Your body locks onto what it believes is your ideal weight – that, being the highest weight of your life. And it doesn’t want to let go.”
According to a study published by the American Journal of Public Health, “the odds of returning to normal weight for a man with obesity is one in 210 and, for women, one in 124. The odds worsen as weight increases.” Dr Parsons adds, “For those who do lose weight, keeping it off is an even more difficult battle. That’s because your body reprograms itself to believe that your highest weight will ward off starvation.”
We invited obesity specialist Dr. Devyon Parsons to join us for a Conversation That Matters about obesity and Ozempic.
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