Doctor explains risks of using Ozempic for weight loss
METEOROLOGIST ELLEN BACCA. >> WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE USING OZEMPIC FOR WEIGHT LOSS. BUT EXPERTS SAY IT'S NOT DESIGNED FOR THAT OR EVEN APPROVED FOR IT. >> NEWS EIGHT'S BYRON TOLLEFSON GOT THE FACTS FROM A CORE WELL HEALTH DOCTOR. >> A STUDY RELEASED THIS YEAR FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REVEALED THE NEARLY 600% INCREASE BETWEEN 2020 2023 IN THE MONTHLY NUMBER OF TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS USING MEDICATIONS LIKE WILL GO BE AND THOSE EPIC.
BUT A COURT WILL HELP. DOCTORS SAYS EACH MEDICATION HAS A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. >> WHILE LOWS AND BIG RISES IN POPULARITY. IT'S NOT ACTUALLY APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS SINCE 2017, THE FDA HAS ONLY APPROVED OZEMPIC FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES, WHICH IS WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED FOR ITS A WEEKLY INJECTION THAT HELPS LOWER BLOOD SUGAR BY SPRING THE PANCREAS TO MAKE MORE INSULIN THEY'RE TAKING AND AN IMPROVED MEDICATION FOR SOMETHING I DON'T RECOMMEND IT. >> SO IT'S NOT THE EXCEPTION AND ALSO MAY NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE. WHAT THE FDA HAS APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS IS WOULD GO A HIGHER DOSE VERSION OF THOSE WITH THE SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENT MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS DR MARY DIGGIN BARIATRIC PHYSICIAN AT COURT.
WHILE HEALTH SAYS WILL GO BE MAKES THE BRAIN THINK LESS ABOUT EATING REDUCING CRAVINGS IT SLOWS DOWN. HOW FOOD GETS DIGESTED AND WHEN WE EAT, IT MAKES US FEEL MORE FULL. THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU EAT TOO MUCH, THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT IF WE PASSED THAT NEW FULL POINT. >> IS THAT WE CAN FEEL SAFE. WE CAN FEEL NAUSEOUS OR OR THROW WILL GO THE IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE 12 AND IF YOU HAVE A BMI BETWEEN 2730.
YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE ONE WEIGHT RELATED HEALTH CONDITION IN ORDER TO GET THE DRUG. IF YOUR BMI IS 30 OR OVER. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS. THE PROBLEM IS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN WHEN PEOPLE GO OFF THE DRUGS, THEY OFTEN GAIN BACK WHAT THEY LOST. WHAT HAPPENS AS THE BODY LOSES WEIGHT. IS THIS DISEASE AND METABOLIC ADAPT AND CHANGE IS TO PROMOTE ITSELF TO REGAIN WEIGHT. SO I TELL PATIENTS IS ONE OF THE ONLY DISEASE AS WE KNOW UP THAT ACTUALLY DEFENDS ITSELF AND FIGHTS BACK. THAT'S WHY DOCTORS EMPHASIZE IN THE END, THIS MEDICATION IS ONLY ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE TO LOSING WEIGHT. THE PATIENT IS LOOKING TO BE ANY MEDICATIONS TO TREAT OBESITY IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO PAIR THAT WITH LIFESTYLE CHANGES SUCH AS FOOD CHANGES EXERCISE CHANGES DR DAGAN ALSO WARNS AGAINST BUYING OFF-BRAND VERSIONS OF WEIGHT LOSS TRUNKS BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE OR EVEN SAFE. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT OBESITY IS RELATED TO MANY, MANY OTHER THINGS OF SOMEONE'S NOT MONITORING .
