While Ozempic has been shown to lead to weight loss as a side effect, it's not without risks. According to the Cleveland Clinic, Ozempic can cause various gastrointestinal side effects due to its slowing effect on digestion. Some of the common side effects include:

You can’t go far lately without seeing news and social media coverage of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonists like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, Mounjaro®, and Zepbound®.

Excitement is building around a new weight loss drug, CagriSema, which is expected to surpass the effects of popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of both, recently shared that CagriSema may lead to 10 percent more weight loss than Wegovy.

A few months after the episode aired, Lizzo was accused of taking the real Ozempic to lose weight and denied the claims, which makes her costume all the more ironic. She posted her response to the comments on Instagram, writing: “When you finally get Ozempic allegations after five months of weight training and calorie deficit.”

The "Today" host underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2002 to help him lose weight.

Al Roker opened up about his thoughts on people who use medication to help reach their weight loss goals during a recent interview. The Today show co-host spoke about health and food while discussing his new cookbook with The Daily Mail.

Al Roker has no judgment for people using medications like Ozempic for weight loss. "I'm not gonna judge anybody," the Today show host, 70, told the Daily Mail in an interview published on Saturday, November 9,