For those who wished for "a magic fix" for weight loss, Ozempic craze can trigger complicated feelings
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While research has looked at the potential mental health impact of taking semaglutide drugs like Ozempic, less has been discussed on how the increase in these drugs are impacting those who aren't taking them.
Heather Young said she's struggled with weight her entire life, telling CBS News that her teen years and early adulthood were filled with trying "one thing after another only to fail again and again and again and just feel so defeated."
For people like her, the 37-year-old said, "all we ever wanted was a magic fix. Instead, we were bombarded with diet culture, harmful pills, calorie counting and fad diet after fad diet."
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