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Jan 2025
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Life after Ozempic

Vox
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Americans were told “diet and exercise” was the key to better health, but lifestyle changes were never that life changing. Medication is.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.

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Semaglutide (GLP-1) weight-loss drug Wegovy, made by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk -- designed to treat type 2 diabetes, but widely known for their effect on weight loss. Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images.

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