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Science Friday examines microdosing GLP-1 drugs for weight loss
Original: NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 10/30/26: People are microdosing GLP-1s for weight loss
A new episode of Science Friday, hosted by Ira Flatow with Flora Lichtman, takes up the practice of microdosing GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic for weight loss, asking whether taking smaller-than-prescribed doses is safe. The segment weighs the appeal of cutting costs and side effects against the lack of clinical evidence for microdosing, as off-label use of these drugs keeps growing.
Why now: GLP-1 drugs are a major health topic, and the safety of unprescribed microdosing is a new and contested question.
Science FridayIra FlatowFlora LichtmanGLP-1 drugs
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