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Fady Shanouda

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Assistant Professor, FIST, Carleton University | Disability, Mad & Fat Studies | Unceded Algonquin Territory
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Ozempic is Grossly Distorting How We Think About Health

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By Michael Orsini, Fady Shanouda
| Inverse Verified
The headlines squeal with delight: Latest wonder drug will “cure” obesity. We’ve encountered these headlines before. Time and again, dubious and ineffective solutions for obesity gain prominence. Pills, tonics, elixirs, Zumba, Noom, and now Ozempic. The latest wonder drug is a semaglutide drug invented to help diabetics regulate blood glucose levels but has the notable side-effect of severe weight loss — for which it is prescribed off-label.
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Ozempic, the "miracle drug," and the harmful idea of a future without fat

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By Fady Shanouda, Michael Orsini
| Salon Verified
This article was originally published on The Conversation. The headlines squeal with delight: Latest wonder drug will "cure" obesity. We've encountered these headlines before. Time and again, dubious and ineffective solutions for obesity gain prominence. Pills, tonics, elixirs, Zumba, Noom and now Ozempic. The latest wonder drug is a semaglutide drug invented to help diabetics regulate blood glucose levels, but has the notable side-effect of severe weight loss.
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Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat Original

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By Fady Shanouda, Michael Orsini
| The Conversation Verified
The headlines squeal with delight: Latest wonder drug will “cure” obesity. We’ve encountered these headlines before. Time and again, dubious and ineffective solutions for obesity gain prominence. Pills, tonics, elixirs, Zumba, Noom and now Ozempic. The latest wonder drug is a semaglutide drug invented to help diabetics regulate blood glucose levels, but has the notable side-effect of severe weight loss. It has been heralded by many to culminate in the elimination of fat bodies.
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