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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Olivia Hebert

Celebrity chef rails against frozen meals for Ozempic and Wegovy users: ‘Messed up as it gets’

via REUTERS

Celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern has railed against companies like Nestlé for making frozen meals for Ozempic and Wegovy users.

In an interview with TMZ, the Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations host slammed the food industry for creating frozen meals targeted to weight-loss drug users, since processed foods are partly to blame for the ongoing obesity epidemic in the US. Zimmern claimed it’s “messed up” that the food industry is trying to capitalize on the growing number of consumers taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

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