Ozempic and Wegovy have heart health benefits beyond just weight loss

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Illustration of semaglutide (red) activating a key receptor, called GLP-1 (blue)

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The active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, a drug called semaglutide, can have direct beneficial effects on the heart within weeks, in addition to the longer-term benefits of losing weight, an animal study has shown.

The finding suggests that people with heart disease who don’t have type 2 diabetes or obesity, which semaglutide is primarily used to treat, might also benefit from taking this kind of drug. “It may be that we’re missing a…

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