Sharing mirror selfies with his fans, theQueer Eyestar proudly posted before-and-after pictures of his weight loss transformation.
They have become extremely popular in recent years for their weight loss effects.
Anumber of celebrities have included the medicationas part of their efforts to drop some pounds.
Congrats to him, said one fan.
Well done, another wrote.
The hairstylist managed to shed 66 lbs.
But critics tsk-tsked and claimed, now hes way too skinny.
Yikes, one wrote.
Too skinny and scrawny now.
They look emaciated, this is not a compliment, one said.
This drug works like Phen/Phan did and there was no changes to diet needed for that either.
Van Ness opened up about his weight loss last month and said he had a confession to make.
He said he wastaking GLP-1 medicationto help with his binge-eating disorder.
The most important thing was, my binge-eating disorder was out of control, he added.
According to experts, medications like Ozempic and Wegovycan lead to a reduced desire to consume extra food.
These drugs work by mimicking a hormone (GLP-1) that our body naturally releases after we eat.
She said these medications resulted in higher levels of weight loss than older drugs.
In comparison, were seeing patients lose 15-25% with GLP-1 RAs.
The expert noted that patients who use GLP-1s may gain their weight back if they stop the medication.
Moreover, researchers are yet to see the long term-risks involved in taking GLP-1 medication.
We dont know all the long-term risks yet, she added.
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