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Weight-loss drug users turn to social media over doctors for advice, study finds
People using weight-loss drugs are more likely to seek advice from social media than health care professionals, a Coventry University–led study has found. Researchers from the U.K.
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Researchers in the U.K. and Canada found that users of GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro frequently turn to social media, online forums, friends and family for information, with 48% citing social media as a source. In contrast, health‑care professionals were consulted less often. The study, led by Dr. Jason Tallis of Coventry University and involving collaborators from several UK universities and the University of Alberta, appears in BMC Public Health.
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