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Emotional eating can also lead to eating disorders like binge eating.
Noting that semaglutide was initially developed to treat type-two diabetes, which is a metabolic disorder, Sarah Boss, a clinical psychiatrist and director at The Balance rehabilitation clinic, said that Ozempic and other similar medications “have the potential to disrupt our very delicate metabolic system.”
Taking it “has the danger of worsening the underlying issue the individual is experiencing with their disordered eating pattern,” Boss said.
“It is essential to address the root cause of emotional eating with a mental health professional to slowly adapt to new behaviors rather than going for the quick-fix solution that everyone in modern society is looking for right now,” she added.
Paruolo advised that those struggling with emotional or binge eating would be better off using a combination of mental health support, nutritional counseling, and other medical care to meet their weight loss goals.
Doctors have also warned against using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic as a “quick fix.”
The National Health Service (NHS) England medical director, Stephen Powis, said in June that while such drugs “will be a powerful part of our arsenal dealing with obesity,” they should “not be abused.
“Drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy should only be used by people prescribed them for obesity or diabetes. I’m worried about reports that people are misusing them — they are not intended as a quick fix for people trying to get ‘beach body ready,'” he added.