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We think of desire as being something intrinsically human. But these drugs seem to indicate that it’s just science.

‘Miracle’ weight-loss drugs shut down desire, but where’s the fun in that?

Drugs such as Ozempic cut our craving for food. But they can’t control our hunger for all the good things in life.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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Eli Lilly’s study of its tablet, orforglipron, has raised hopes of an effective and easy-to-use treatment reaching a market dominated by injections.

Weight-loss pill ‘works as well as Ozempic’ in new trial

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly’s study of its tablet, orforglipron, has raised hopes of an effective and easy-to-use treatment reaching a market dominated by injections.

  • Deena Beasley and Manas Mishra
Lauren Ash. After stopping semaglutide “everything just came back to the way it was. I got hungry again,” she said.

‘I got hungry again’: What happens when you get off Ozempic?

Some people shed the kilos on semaglutide but regain all the lost weight when they get off the drug. Researchers are working on changing that.

  • Liam Mannix
Rachael Smith had four kilograms of excess skin removed following major weight loss.

Rachael lost 50 kilograms but still felt overweight. This booming surgery changed that

Surgeons are removing up to 10 kilograms of excess skin from patients who have lost major amounts of weight, amid a booming interest in body-contouring operations.

  • Henrietta Cook
Stella the baboon: not diet books, no problem.

What Stella the baboon taught me about losing weight and living longer

Baboons eat the perfect diet in the wild. There’s one specific “appetite” that could help humans eat well too.

  • Angus Dalton
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Borrowers buy back the pharm

While Ukrainians discover a fate worse than Vlad.

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Ozempic ‘alternatives’ are flooding social media.

‘Ozempic alternatives’ are everywhere. Here’s what you should know

Supplements promising similar results to Ozempic have taken over social media, but the TGA and health experts have concerns.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Fat activist Aubrey Gordon

‘Just say fat’: Why the host of this hit podcast isn’t afraid of the F-word

Fat activist and host of the podcast, Maintenance Phase, Aubrey Gordon, is the subject of a new documentary.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Oprah Winfrey speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.

WeightWatchers Australia forced to shed staff as Ozempic effect takes toll

Oprah Winfrey’s abrupt break with WeightWatchers this year pointed to the company’s struggles amid a new generation of weight-loss drugs. Now its Australian arm is taking a hit.

  • Colin Kruger and Jessica Yun
Jenny Craig ha struggled amid increased competition, including against much-hyped new weight loss drugs.

I’m glad she told me I was fat. Otherwise, I’d be dead

I worry we are becoming so fearful of fat shaming that we won’t confront the full weight of this epidemic.

  • Jenna Price

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