Ozempic users may face protein, vitamin D deficiencies, experts warn

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's ten-thirty Eastern, this is Should You Be Worried? Today: could your weight-loss shot be quietly emptying your pantry of vitamins?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOoh, I like a mystery. Is it the shot or the pantry?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorExperts warn that people on Ozempic and similar drugs may run short on protein and vitamin D, The Hill reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA research review found these users eat sixteen to thirty-nine percent fewer calories than people on a placebo.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the drug works. That's great news for me, a person in America.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt works so well they're eating less of everything, including the good stuff. One obesity study found forty-three percent of users got too little protein.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorForty-three percent. Okay, but a Cleveland Clinic study says nearly one in five developed a nutrient deficiency in a year.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFox News Digital also reported a researcher linking these drugs to scurvy. A dietitian said that's a risk, not a certainty.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorScurvy? Like the pirates?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe newest drug on earth, and the worst-case side effect is the Royal Navy in seventeen hundred. Doctors say get a nutrient blood test.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo, eat a sandwich, and ask your doctor about the sandwich.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLove it. Love all of it. I'm not saying I'll get a parrot, Hank. I'm saying I looked up the price.