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Fat Joe credited Ozempic with helping him lose over 200 pounds. The Terror Squad rapper, who weighed 470 pounds at one point, told Us Weekly the much-debated drug played a key role in his weight loss journey.
Fat Joe was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 12 years old. Ozempic is typically prescribed to diabetic patients to lower their blood sugar.
Ozempic became a hot-button issue over the past two years thanks to its reputation as a “miracle” weight loss drug. The hype led to shortages for diabetic patients and shady copycat versions of the drug.
“FDA is aware of counterfeit Ozempic marketed in the U.S. Counterfeit drugs claim to be authentic, but could contain the wrong ingredients, contain too little, too much or no active ingredient at all or other harmful ingredients, and are illegal,” the FDA noted on its website.