It is a fair bet to guess that many people taking drugs such as Ozempic are just tired of being fat. The hitch with Ozempic, however, is that is precisely its common purpose.

Specifically, the drug treats blood sugar in Type 2 diabetics. However, take a look at any public discussion around it, and the primacy of weight loss is clear. Ozempic itself is a metonym for weight loss drugs. All of this makes the drug tricky because most people would not classify simple weight loss as a good reason to take it. Ozempic exists, but does it leave room for “getting healthy the right way?”