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Dolores Cataniais on theOzempic"bandwagon."
TheReal Housewives of New Jerseystar, 52, admitted toAndy CohenonWatch What Happens Livethat she’s been taking Ozempic, an FDA-approved prescription medication intended for people with type 2 diabetes which has becomepopular among celebritiesbecause of its appetite-regulating effects.
“You look thin… Are you on Ozempic?,” Cohen asked her, to which she responded, “Yeah.”
Cohen jokingly questioned, “What housewife isn’t on Ozempic?”
“Not one… I wasn’t going to come to [the] reunion looking bigger than anyone else, so I got on the bandwagon,” she explained.
When Cohen asked her if she had experienced any side effects from using Ozempic so far, she said, “No, just not hungry.”
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While some housewives may be on board with using the drug, others are not, including Catania’s fellow RHONJ cast memberJackie Goldschneider. She said on Page Six’sVirtual Reali-Teapodcast in February that she was “horrified” at how many people are taking Ozempic.
“I can talk about Ozempic all day. It gets me so fired up,” Goldschneider, 46, said, noting herrecovery from a 18-year eating disorder.
source: people.com
