The politicians CONFIRMED to have taken Ozempic...
as yet another leadership candidate admits he used the weight loss drugs READ ALSO: Fit for office? Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick took Ozempic By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 09:37 BST, 24 August 2024 | Updated: 10:02 BST, 24 August 2024 e-mail View comments The fat-busting jab used by c elebrities including Rebel Wilson, Sharon Osbourne, Stephen Fry and Elon Musk, has helped thousands lose weight. Now, several MPs have confessed to taking the 'game changing' weekly injections too. Last week, Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick revealed he took weight-loss drug Ozempic 'for a short period of time' in a bid to shed the pounds.
The former immigration minister, who is bidding to replace Rishi Sunak , lost four stone in 12 months after realising he was 'overweight'. However, he's not the only politician who has confirmed to dabble in the weight-loss jab. Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick, pictured at the beginning of this month, has revealed how he took weight-loss drug Ozempic 'for a short period of time' The former immigration minister, pictured in July last year, has lost four stone in 12 months after realising he was 'overweight' Injections of semaglutide, the genetic name for the jabs Ozempic and Wegovy, mimic GLP-1, a hormone made naturally in the body that helps slow the passage of food through the stomach — which makes people feel less hungry.
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