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01 SHOULD WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS BE USED BY CYCLISTS? Over 15% loss in bodyweight, slashing heart attacks by 20% and Walmart attributing a drop in food sales to its market rollout. A new generation of weight-loss drugs, of which Ozempic and Wegovy are the two highest profile, have many labelling this a societal ‘gamechanger’. You can see why, as the World Health Organisation says 2.5billion adults are overweight (a BMI of 25 or over) or obese (BMI over 30) with this figure predicted to tip to over 50% of the world’s population by 2035. “Both Ozempic and Wegovy are produced by Danish company Novo Nordisk, and whose active ingredient is ‘semaglutide’,” says David Stensel, professor of exercise metabolism at Loughborough University. “Ozempic’s prescribed for diabetes, while Wegovy is a higher dose and…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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