A diabetes drug is being used for ‘easy’ thinness. Is it as magical as it seems?

A diabetes drug is being used for ‘easy’ thinness. Is it as magical as it seems?

It’s become a social media obsession. Could Ozempic and other drugs like it really solve the West’s weight woes?

  • byAmanda Hooton

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Weight loss drugs are sweeping Australia. At some online stores,they’re alarmingly easy to get

Weight loss drugs are sweeping Australia. At some online stores,they’re alarmingly easy to get

Critics fear the new wave of weight-loss drugs are being entrusted to nascent start-ups that have to sell ever-growing quantities to survive.

  • byNick Bonyhady andNatassia Chrysanthos
Jenny Craig’s Australian business calls in administrators

Jenny Craig’s Australian business calls in administrators

The weight-loss company’s local management team was reluctant to appoint administrators,but was left with no choice after the US parent company filed for bankruptcy.

  • byJessica Yun
ABC shares edited Bluey episode after ‘fat-shaming’ controversy

ABC shares edited Bluey episode after ‘fat-shaming’ controversy

The show’s producers removed an offending scene and republished the Bluey episode following concerns the cartoon was sending the wrong message about body image.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Jenny Craig ‘continues to operate’ in Australia despite looming US bankruptcy

Jenny Craig ‘continues to operate’ in Australia despite looming US bankruptcy

The future of the weight-loss company’s Australian business is in doubt as Jenny Craig US reportedly intends to file for bankruptcy.

  • byJessica Yun
Why diet,exercise and medications all have a role to play in weight loss

Why diet,exercise and medications all have a role to play in weight loss

People living with obesity have had the odds against them for decades. Now experts say society needs to recognise that prevention and treatment are different things.

  • byPaula Goodyer
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Do new weight-loss drugs spell doom for companies like WeightWatchers?
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Do new weight-loss drugs spell doom for companies like WeightWatchers?

A WW deal suggests that even weight-loss companies understand that slimming down is about more than sheer willpower.

  • byLisa Jarvis
Google pulls ads promoting controversial weight loss drug Ozempic

Google pulls ads promoting controversial weight loss drug Ozempic

The TGA is investigating several search engines running sponsored ads for companies claiming to sell in-demand weight loss drug Ozempic.

  • byMary Ward
Practitioners’ identities stolen for weight loss drug ‘endorsements’
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Practitioners’ identities stolen for weight loss drug ‘endorsements’

The popularity of diabetes drug Ozempic for weight loss has spawned a number of online scams purporting to sell the in-demand product.

  • byMary Ward
If you’re taking Ozempic to lose weight,don’t lose your muscles too

If you’re taking Ozempic to lose weight,don’t lose your muscles too

The celebrity weight loss drug is out of stock around the world,but experts say people using it need to make sure they don’t lose all their muscles as well.

  • byPaula Goodyer
‘I watch my diet like a toddler near a pool’:Body mass,bias and the big shift in the weight debate

‘I watch my diet like a toddler near a pool’:Body mass,bias and the big shift in the weight debate

Experts want to reduce the stigma potentially preventing many of those with excess weight from accessing the healthcare they need.

  • byWendy Tuohy