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Lab Notes: How Ozempic stops food cravings

Lab Notes: How Ozempic stops food cravings

A weekly injection that stops that hankering for hot chips and donuts? Many people on Ozempic and similar medications report this phenomenon, saying they no longer have incessant thoughts about sweets and fried food. So how do these drugs, known as GLP-1 agonists, work in the brain to dial down "food noise" and help people lose weight?

The Science Show - Full Program Podcast · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

June 24, 202511m 52s

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A weekly injection that stops that hankering for hot chips and donuts?

Many people on Ozempic and similar medications report this phenomenon, saying they no longer have incessant thoughts about sweets and fried food.

So how do these drugs, known as GLP-1 agonists, work in the brain to dial down "food noise" and help people lose weight?

Topics

Lab NotesBelinda SmithozempicGLP1-agonistLotus JeffsMonash Universityweightlossdiabetes