weight-loss drugs

Every decada brings a new fad : in the 1870s it was calories, in the 1980s, salt, in the 1990s fat, in the 2000s, carbs, in the 2010, gluten and dairy. Now the new fad is not a diet, but injectable medicines. Wegovy was approved in 2021. Ozempic and Munjaro are anti-diabetes drugs widely used off label for weight loss. The food industry is not worried : American appetites drives an over-consumption of food. remember that carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram, protein also 4 calories per gram and lipids (fat) provide 9 calories per gram. If you are gaining too much weight, eat less or exercise more. There are many benefits to exercising more. Other tricks are : don't do your grocery shopping when you are hungry (eat before you go out), don't eat between meals and don't leave snacks lying around : put them in a cupboard. Also ask for reduced portions at restaurants.