Weight loss drugs

6 Minute English vor 5 Monaten

How do weight loss drugs help people lose weight? Neil and Georgie hear from a professor.

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Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are modified versions
of natural hormones which make us feel full when released into
the body. Prof Giles Yeo explains how the drugs, which were
originally used to treat diabetes, are now being used for weight
loss. Georgie and Neil teach you some useful vocabulary.

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