Important Safety Info for GLP-1s See Important Safety Information, including Boxed Warning, about: Important Safety Information for Wegovy (semaglutide) injection Warning: Risk of Thyroid C-Cell Tumors In studies with mice and rats, semaglutide (the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic) caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer
Slow gastric emptying : This makes you feel fuller for longer, which helps reduce your appetite and food intake
Semaglutide also works by slowing the movement of food through the stomach
Ania Jastreboff, associate professor at Yale School of Medicine and obesity medicine physician-scientist, tells TODAY.com
Its only been shown to affect the amount of birth control pill absorbed by your stomach, which could make it work less well
Patients often need to relearn appropriate portion sizes, typically reducing breakfast volume based on comfort and satiety signals rather than eating out of habit