Will patients abandon diet and exercise now there are weight loss meds?
Melbourne endocrinologist Dr Priya Sumithran says our bodies are 'very good at protecting us against losing weight'.
Semaglutide and other drugs are capturing the public’s imagination with the prospect of off-label pharmaceutical cures for obesity.
The idea that regular injections are the solution to looking like Kim Kardashian — or at least reaching the patient’s BMI targets — is understandably attractive.