{"id":129320,"date":"2024-11-23T22:35:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129320"},"modified":"2024-11-23T22:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:35:09","slug":"weight-loss-drug-users-suddenly-find-themselves-wasting-more-food-study-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129320","title":{"rendered":"Weight loss drug users suddenly find themselves wasting more food, study says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>One in four people taking popular weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro found themselves throwing more food in the trash after starting the drugs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Entry-content\">\n<p>One in four people taking popular weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro found themselves throwing more food in the trash after starting the drugs, according to a new study.<\/p>\n<p>The findings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2072-6643\/16\/19\/3274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published in the scientific journal \u201cNutrients,\u201d<\/a> highlighted an unintended consequence of the medications, which are known as GLP-1 receptor agonists.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers surveyed more than 500 current GLP-1 users across the country, asking them a series of questions online including, \u201cCompared to the time before beginning the medication, have you changed the average number of calories you consume each day?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the statement, \u201cI waste more of the food that I purchase.\u201d The survey found that 25% agreed, while 61% disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw that if they were on the medication for longer, they tended to be less likely to agree with that statement, suggesting that they\u2019ve probably made some adjustments, figured out how to rebalance their purchasing and not waste as much food,\u201d said Brian Roe, an agricultural economics professor at Ohio State University.<\/p>\n<p>Roe led the team that carried out the research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will have major implications, not just for the health and medical sector, but also the food sector and the agricultural sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As the study noted, the drugs have been shown to impact eating habits by reducing appetite, slowing down gastric emptying and shifting food preferences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe folks who really were wasting a bit more were those who were suffering nausea, which is a common side effect of this type of medication,\u201d said Roe. \u201cThis suggests that adverse medication effects can have an impact on food consumption and waste patterns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the researchers, use of GLP-1 drugs have been increasing in prevalence, \u201cwith about 12% of U.S. adults reported having taken at least one dose and 6% reporting active use, along with 59% of adults claiming to have heard some or a lot about these medicines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A separate <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/lifestyle\/2024\/05\/use-of-wegovy-and-other-weight-loss-drugs-soars-among-kids-and-young-adults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study earlier this year<\/a> found that monthly use of GLP-1 drugs has also soared in younger people aged 12 to 25.<\/p>\n<p>That report showed that the number of 12 to 25-year-olds using the medications climbed from about 8,700 a month in 2020, to more than 60,000 a month in 2023 \u2014 a nearly 600% increase.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\"><em style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:600;\">Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">\u00a9 2024 WTOP. 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