Is Mounjaro the weight-loss drug we’ve been waiting for?

The FDA is evaluating the new diabetes drug Mounjaro as an obesity treatment, and early results show it takes the benefits of Ozempic up a notch. Here’s how they compare.

Most physicians now recognize that obesity is a disease—a malfunction that causes a person to consume more calories than their body needs.

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