In my column on Wednesday, I was perhaps the millionth person to write about the year-old category of appetite-suppressing semaglutide weight loss drugs, with labels like Ozempic, Wegovy and Manjaro -- that are overtaking the economy and upending the traditional diet and weight loss industry
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They want to lose fat, protect muscle, maintain energy, support hormones, reduce metabolic risk, and avoid the frail or depleted look that can happen with rapid weight loss