Maybe they are eating and exercising better than ever, or maybe they are all on that which is referred to in Hollywood as “Vitamin O” — known to the rest of us as the weight-loss drug, Ozempic. The drug and its fellow travellers in pharmacological wonder, Wegovy and Mounjaro, were discovered during research into diabetes. The side effect of weight loss has now become, for millions, the main event. Ms Donnellan profiles various men and women across the globe who had issues with weight and who benefitted from the arrival of the weight loss drug. Jennifer began talking to friends about “weight loss drugs that could help her shed the weight with the flick of a pen”.

Source: Irish Examiner January 24, 2026 17:30 UTC