GLP-1

English Noun ~ GLP-mul 1 en hormone en w:glucagon-like peptide-1 an incretin (a gastrointestinal hormone). en informal countable en GLP-1 RA glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist a class of drugs used for the medication of diabetes and weight loss. en semaglutide en-US Tressie McMillan Cottom Ozempic Can’t Fix What Our Culture Has Broken The New York Times 2023-10-09 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/opinion/ozempic-obesity-fat-diabetes.html 0362-4331 If GLP-1 drugs only treated diabetes and did not promote weight loss, they would still be medically groundbreaking. https://web.archive.org/web/20251104133210/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/opinion/ozempic-obesity-fat-diabetes.html 4 November 2025 en-GB Edward Helmore Oprah Winfrey announces she is stepping down from WeightWatchers The Guardian 2024-02-29 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/29/oprah-winfrey-leaves-weighwatchers 0261-3077 An apparent conflict between WeightWatchers, which promotes a non-medical, points-based approach to food intake, and the talkshow host came in December when she told People magazine that she integrated GLP-1 drugs, brands that include Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, into her existing “holistic approach” of “regular exercise and other lifestyle tweaks”. en-US Tammy LaGorce How Ozempic Is Shaping Weddings The New York Times 2025-04-29 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/style/ozempic-weight-loss-drugs-weddings.html 0362-4331 Some brides say explicitly that they are using GLP-1s, while for others, Ms. Yang, who said she uses Mounjaro herself, has her suspicions. https://web.archive.org/web/20260219144412/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/style/ozempic-weight-loss-drugs-weddings.html 19 February 2026 weekend 2025-05-10 WeightWatchers blames diet drugs and social media for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 13 Its lawyers said it could no longer service a $1.6bn debt load because of an “evolution in consumer preferences and the rapid rise of GLP-1s”, and it was seeking an aggregate valuation of $700mn. en-US w:Jennifer Weiner WeightWatchers Got One Thing Very Right The New York Times 2025-05-15 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/opinion/weight-watchers-bankrupt-dieting.html 0362-4331 Those days are gone. WeightWatchers and its commercial diet program peers have struggled to maintain market share in the era of GLP-1s, the class of drugs that includes Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, which give users a much higher chance of success. https://web.archive.org/web/20251109211555/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/opinion/weight-watchers-bankrupt-dieting.html 9 November 2025 Julie Creswell Krispy Kreme Bets on Big-Box Stores to Stay Fresh 2025-08-25 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/business/krispy-kreme-sales-revenue-stock.html Consumers are also increasingly embracing wellness trends while others are on GLP-1s or medications that curb their desire to snack on sweet or salty foods.