The products are being advertised as more affordable alternatives to blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Here’s what doctors think about them.

GLP-1 supplements are advertised as a cheaper alternative to weight loss with Ozempic or Wegovy. Doctors explain if they help people lose weight and are safe.

Prescribed medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can be expensive and hard to find, leading to a rise in popularity of natural weight-loss alternatives — but do they really work, and are they safe? NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports and gastroenterologist Dr.

People taking the experimental drug amycretin were found to lose almost twice as much weight over a 12-week period as the average weight loss seen with semaglutide.

Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic -- so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?

Research has shown there are plenty of perks of using a medication like Ozempic for weight loss. But, given that this is a drug, there are some potential downsides to consider, too. New research published in JAMA Network Open links GLP-1 receptor agonists—a class of medications that includes semaglutide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy—to a loss of bone density.