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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. and Canada found that users of GLP-1 medications—weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro that help regulate appetite and blood sugar levels—often rely on social media, online forums, friends and family…

Weight-loss drug users turn to social media over doctors for advice, study finds

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