It's a change that threatens to upend what WeightWatchers is best known for – the kind of risk CEOs rarely take unless they see an existential threat around the corner.
The study found risks of these events happening to individual patients appears to be rare - about 1 per cent of people taking Ozempic were diagnosed with stomach paralysis, for example.
If your main fitness goal is weight loss, you may want to consider the time of day you're exercising, according to new American research offering clues that could help maximise your efforts.
The Federal Government is commissioning experts at Deakin University to lead a review into the guidelines around the advice that doctors and medical experts will provide for people who are obese or overweight.
Semaglutide, sold in the forms of Ozempic and Wegovy, shot into public consciousness as an effective weight-loss medication last year, thanks to spruiking from social media influencers and people such as Elon Musk.
The 12-week CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet costs $199 and offers a financial incentive for those who stick to the program, meaning members can get their money back.
Everywhere you turn there's a new weight loss fad, but one Queensland weight loss guru is proving you don't have to fork out big dollars or make radical changes to slim down.