Yusupov Comments on GLP-1 Medications in Pop Culture
A article detailing the weight loss journey of actress and comedian Amy Schumer features insight from College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) Assistant Professor and obesity medicine physician
Schumer, who has admitted that weight loss drug Ozempic did not work for her, credits dropping pounds to another GLP-1 medication, Mounjaro. Yusupov says Schumer’s intolerance to Ozempic comes from having a specific protein, GDF15, produced by different cells in the body.
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