Of course, Matthias Blüher has known for a long time that being overweight causes problems for people and that there is a great desire to lose it. As an expert in the metabolism of excess weight, the doctor from Leipzig University Hospital deals every day with patients who weigh too much. But since the “weight loss injection” Wegovy was approved in Germany in July, Blüher has hardly been able to avoid inquiries. “In the beginning there were 50 to 60 inquiries per week, now there are over 100,” he told the Süddeutsche Zeitung’s health forum, which was dedicated to the weight-loss injection. Wegovy has achieved great popularity through aggressive marketing by the manufacturer, but also through influencers and celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk, who have used the product to lose weight.
What the weight loss injection is good for – health
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