Matthew Schneier

features writer for New York Magazine and The Cut covering culture, style, and the city

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The drug Ozempic has become an appetite suppressant for some rich and well-connected people. It's changing the definition of thinness and what it takes to achieve it.

Latest weight-loss craze is a drug for diabetics — Ozempic

The drug Ozempic has become an appetite suppressant for some rich and well-connected people. It's changing the definition of thinness and what it takes to achieve it.

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