Try my 'Ozempic-effect' diet - and lose up to two stone before Christmas: Top nutrition expert KIM PEARSON By Kim Pearson For The Daily Mail Published: 01:22 GMT, 28 October 2024 | Updated: 01:38 GMT, 28 October 2024 e-mail View comments As a weight-loss nutritionist, barely a day passes without someone wanting to talk about Ozempic and similar drugs – the fat-loss injections that have taken the world by storm. With celebrities such as Sharon Osbourne and Oprah Winfrey crediting weight-loss drugs for their leaner bodies, people are curious to know more about the 'miracle' injections that curb hunger and cravings. However, it's perfectly possible to mimic the 'Ozempic effect' without resorting to the drug.
You just need the right diet plan! That's right – no needles and no nasty side-effects such as nausea, headaches and diarrhoea. Instead, you'll get the satisfied feeling with meals that make you feel fuller for longer. Semaglutide, the active substance in Ozempic, works by mimicking a hormone we produce naturally when we eat.
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) sends a message from our gut to our brain to say we are full. It also slows the movement of food through the gut helping the sated feeling last. Weight-loss nutritionist Kim Pearson says 'it's perfectly possible to mimic the Ozempic effect without resorting to the drug, you just need the right diet plan' But drugs aren't the only way to increase levels, certain foods can do this too, so follow my plan, below, to boost.