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A doctor has issued a severe warning to Ozempic users after hundreds of people have made a worrying diet admission.
The expert is warning people to make sure they maintain a certain aspect of their diet after users of the weight loss drug admitted to not doing it.
The new weight loss injections to treat obesity have been taking the world by storm, with users experiencing life changing results.
Plenty celebrities have jumped on the bandwagon with the likes of Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey and Kelly Clarkson openly admitting to taking these types of medication.
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However, one doctor is raising the alarm after people using GLP-1 injections such as Ozempic and Mounjaro to lose weight revealed that they weren’t eating enough protein, fruit or vegetables.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, a balanced diet ‘gives your body the nutrients it needs to function correctly’.
And a report by Healthline specified that the majority of your daily calorie intake should be coming from fresh fruits and vegetables.
However, new research completed by Asda Online Doctor has confirmed that of the 1.5 million UK residents who use weight loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy, many are struggling to ‘maintain healthy eating habits and meet their nutritional needs’.
Instead, they’re reaching for fried and processed foods, causing one British practitioner to deliver a ‘crucial warning’.
Asda Online Doctor, a service powered by ZAVA, recruited OnePoll Research to discover exactly if weight-loss drug users were choosing healthy foods while injecting themselves.
Taking a sample of 500 UK adults, a published report found that 37% of the selected cohort were worried they’re not getting enough nutrients due to their lack of appetite.
Asda Online Doctor found that one in five of surveyed people admitted they weren’t eating enough protein to maintain their muscles, and a whopping 52% of those on weight loss injections confessed to skipping meals several times per week.
Worryingly, nearly one in five people taking the likes of Mounjaro said they miss meals daily, while 31% said they didn’t know what they were supposed to be eating on weight loss medication.
In relation to the latter, a third of the 500 surveyed people (34%) said they’d ‘feel more confident about staying healthy if they had access to expert-approved food advice tailored to weight loss medication users.'
According to Asda Online doctor, 24% of people are reaching for processed snacks.
Meanwhile, a good portion (14%) are opting to chow down on desserts, and 13% are apparently gorging on fried food.
In light of these concerning statistics, Dr. Crystal Wyllie, GP at Asda Online Doctor, has issued a warning to anyone thinking about self-injecting weight loss drugs in the future.
“Weight loss medication can be transformative, but maintaining proper nutrition with a reduced appetite is crucial for long-term health,” she said via press release.
“Many patients struggle to eat enough protein and essential nutrients when their hunger signals change.
“It's important to focus on nutrient-dense, smaller meals and speak to your healthcare provider about developing an eating plan that works with your medication, not against it.
LADbible Group has contacted Novo Nordisk, who manufacture Wegovy, and Eli Lilly, who manufacture Wegovy, for a comment.
