# How weight-loss wonder drugs are redefining the way our bodies work | The Guardian

<https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/may/17/weight-loss-drugs-altering-views-how-body-brain-work>

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## What Jamie wrote

I've been taking a GLP-1 drug for a couple of months now and have found it incredibly interesting. More on that for other blog posts, but the impact of these drugs in general is hard to overstate.

> The benefits of being at a healthy weight are substantial, with one study published in January suggesting weight-loss jabs could reduce the risk of 42 diseases including heart disease, cancer, clotting disorders, Alzheimer’s, chronic kidney disease, addiction and a range of psychiatric conditions. There is early evidence that these benefits go beyond what might be expected due to the drugs’ metabolic effects.

Yes there are issues to figure out around what to do after, but from my personal experience I feel like these tools are a huge potential for the individual and society.

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