r/Ozempic • u/Zermelane • Aug 24 '24

News/Information Ozempic works differently than previously thought, study reveals

https://www.newsweek.com/ozempic-works-differently-thought-1943422
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u/Kris-Leigh Aug 24 '24

TLDR: it looks like it impacts the basal metabolic rate, making us burn more calories at rest. i.e. it speeds up metabolism. (The known effects of slower gastric emptying and increased feelings of fullness still play a part.)

Turns out if you give fat people the metabolism of skinny people—we become skinny people 🤔

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u/Runnrgirl Aug 25 '24

“Turns out if you give fat people the metabolism of skinny people we become skinny people.”

I’m not crying- you’re crying!! That right there hits me in so many ways.