In matters and trends of weight loss it seems that gurus and experts proliferate in each corner.With the birth of networks, drugs and diets 'miracle' are already a daily content that consumes public of all ages.The problem is that there is a lot of misleading information is spread faster and faster and, despite the harmful ones that can be its results, it remains credible and reliable for a broad sector of the population.Every year 2,300 million euros are spent on "miraculous products" to lose weight without scientific basis.And more than 67% of nutritional information does not have clear basis or empirical evidence.
In this sense, after all kinds of substances, products, materials and methods, drugs aimed at treating other pathologies are gaining strength in this field.A few months ago, one of them monopolized public opinion and positioned itself as an effective weapon for the treatment of obesity, Ozempic, although its main compound (semaglutida) is intended to treat diabetes.
Semaglutida is a drug that mimics the incredine hormones we produce when we eat.The most important are GIP and LPG-1.One of its functions is to help pancreas to produce insulin and reduce blood sugar levels.Therefore, it is a very effective line of treatment against diabetes.On the other hand, regulate appetite.Therefore, some endocrinologists prescribe it to obese or overweight people.
This drug, marketed under the Ozempic brand, costs about 900 dollars (about 923 euros) per dose and is causing furor even between celebrities and 'celebrities'.Some influential people such as Kim Kardashian or Elon Musk have declared that they have integrated it into their thinning routines, achieving weight loss of more than 20% on average, a spectacular result that has aroused high expectations.This fact is causing that there is even lack of supply in some pharmacies for patients with diabetes to which it is intended.
Professionals already warn that there may be "an intermittent availability" during 2023 to continue increasing demand.However, the 'second life' of this drug is also generating adverse effects.Despite this, the achievements in the scale it promises, achieving until they lose 10 kg in a matter of three months, could be gaining in benefits to the risks derived beyond its approved use.In fact, in networks as popular as Tiktok, the hashtag #Ozempic has more than 200 million visits.There, you can see users who do not even suffer from obesity advising others on the doses that have worked for them, all without professional prescription.What are the risks of this practice?We tell you.
adverse effects for non -diabetic
It is important to note that this drug has great benefits to treat diabetes and is able to reduce other derived problems such as heart attacks, stroke or the risk of death caused by this disease.However, and although he has also shown effective results in weight loss, his control must be strictly regulated by a professional so that he does not accuse the adverse effects that have been related to him.In fact, this drug is recommended for cases of obesity or overweight in which an endocrine or medical specialist considers its use in a controlled way.
In cases where any of this pathology is produced and its use is made individually, the effects can become very harmful to the body.After the nausea, the most common adverse effect reported by those who have tried it, and the aversion to food derived from the lack of tolerance to certain foods, there are other more serious ones that canseriously affect health.Among them, pancreatitis, gallbladder disease and diabetic retinopathy, in addition to a long -term 'rebound' effect, are some of the problems that this medication can generate if not used under a professional prescription.
There are also few data on what happens when people stop taking them suddenly.Experts summarize the dangers in which a drug led to chronic diabetes disease is not created to report rapid and miraculous results in other pathologies.On the other hand, a negative mental association derived from intolerance to these foods during treatment time can also be produced.
In this sense, after their revolution on the Internet, the critical voices of experts and even specific cases that have tried it have also emerged.Dany De La Garza, a nutritionist who also shares videos about the risks that exist in popular trends in this field, wanted to alert about the dangers of self -season self -medication.
After stating and praising its benefits in terms of diabetes, it exposes other dangers of a medication that states as 'strong', if a treatment line indicated by a professional is not carried out.Among them, the following stands out:
- Tumor in the thyroid gland
- pancreatitis
- Seizures
- Type II diabetes development
- Brain spills
In addition to all of them, the specialist points out that the taking of the drug must be progressively for the body to learn to tolerate it and safe and effective results occur.'' If the dose is not increased little by little, your pancreas can stop working and, obviously, you will also return to the weight in which you were, '' he says.
The latter, highlights, occurs because they are medications called '' educators '', which, if they are not accompanied by diet, exercise and good habits, make the initial weight recover.In the case of doing so under medical supervision, from professional sources, they recommend it in cases of obesity whose treatment must be combined with a routine of healthy habits that must be maintained in time to maintain the results.Even so, there are still no studies that value their effects when it is stopped.Therefore, they require prudence and a progressive take to value their results and the agency's response to stimuli in satiety.
