Weight loss: Ozempic vs foods that make you feel full sans side-effects

You’ve probably heard about the medication Ozempic, used to manage type 2 diabetes and as a weight loss drug.

Ozempic (and the similar drug Wegovy) has had more than its fair share of headlines and controversies. A global supply shortage, tweets about using it from Elon Musk, approval for adolescent weight loss in the United States. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel even joked about it on film’s night of nights last week.

But how much do we really need drugs like Ozempic? Can we use food as medicine to replace them?