Social media is loaded with personal accounts of people shedding pounds while taking Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro causing a controversial boom in the drug market. With the exception of Wegovy, these drugs have only been approved to treat Type 2 diabetes, but that hasn't stopped some from taking them for weight loss.

So how do they work, what are their side effects, and what unintended consequences are already arising as people rush to take them?

0:00 What are these new weight-loss drugs?
1:01 How drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy work in your body to help shed pounds
2:33 Why the market for weight-loss drugs is both growing and controversial
3:35 Side effects from the drugs

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