The through line of history is that people will try to sell anything with all sorts of fantastical claims, Joshua Sharfstein, a health-policy professor at Johns Hopkins and a former principal deputy commissioner of the F.D.A., told me
For forward-thinking entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders, understanding this evolving landscape is not only advantageous but also essential
Some people stop taking GLP-1 medications and maintain their results
And in our culture, we associate health with thinness. As Sole-Smith notes, the media also has had a direct impact on this framing of sport and wellness, over a period of decades
GLP-1s can spur weight loss and health benefits on their own, but the effects are larger and last longer when the drugs are combined with lifestyle changes, a recent review of nearly three dozen studies found