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Life after Ozempic

2025/1/15
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Alona Mar: 我是一名运动员,我的BMI值一直偏高,这让我意识到BMI作为衡量健康的指标存在局限性,也反映出社会对体重的偏见。 Sumita Mukhopadhyay: 我服用Manjaro(一种GLP-1药物)来控制体重,它确实帮助我控制食欲并减轻体重,但同时也伴随着严重的恶心和消化问题等副作用。停药后,我的体重反弹,这让我意识到药物并非长久之计,保持健康需要综合的策略,包括饮食、运动和心理调适。药物虽然有效,但它不是灵丹妙药,需要谨慎使用并结合健康的生活方式。 Dan Bessison: 治疗肥胖症的策略经历了从单纯的“饮食和运动”到药物干预的转变。新型GLP-1药物是革命性的,它们能带来显著的减肥效果,但我们也需要意识到这些药物的潜在副作用,并帮助患者建立健康的生活方式,这包括心理健康和对药物的长期规划。我们还需要进一步的研究来了解这些药物的长期影响,并制定更完善的治疗方案。

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The episode starts by discussing the absurdity of using BMI as a sole indicator of health, citing the example of Olympic athlete Alona Ma'am. Despite its limitations, BMI remains a tool used by doctors and insurance companies to make health judgments. A global panel recently advised that obesity should be measured differently.
  • BMI's unreliability in assessing health
  • Global panel advises different obesity measurement

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Americans were told “diet and exercise” was the key to better health, but lifestyle changes were never that life changing. Medication is.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.

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Semaglutide (GLP-1) weight-loss drug Wegovy, made by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk -- designed to treat type 2 diabetes, but widely known for their effect on weight loss. Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images.

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