How Ozempic and Similar Drugs Are Quietly Rewriting America’s Eating Habits

Research out this week might help you plan your own version of the Ozempic diet, with the results of a survey revealing the foods that people tend to avoid, or eat less of, once they start taking GLP-1 drugs. Scientists at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station led the study, a survey of past, current, and potentially future GLP-1 users. They found that people were most likely to reduce their consumption of certain food groups, such as soft drinks and beef. Notably, though, people’s desires for these foods didn’t completely go away. Ozempic and similar drugs mimic the natural GLP-1 hormone, which helps regulate our hunger and metabolism. The most popular GLP-1 agent today is semaglutide, the active ingredient in type 2 diabetes medication Ozempic and the higher-dose obesity drug Wegovy. Semaglutide and newer GLP-1 drugs help people lose substantially more weight than diet and exercise alone, primarily through reducing people’s appetite and cravings. According to the study rese ... Read full article.