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The wellness wild west is back on its bullshit with unapproved weight loss drugs

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The craze around “GLP-3” online is a peak example of the wellness wild west.

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You’ve probably heard of Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and Mounjaro. But if your algorithm serves up wellness and fitness content – like mine does – there’s a good chance you’ve been seeing influencers talk about a new weight loss drug: retatrutide, the so-called GLP-3.

The first video I saw was sent by a colleagu …

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