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In October 2022, a fan posted a picture of a noticeably slimmer-looking Elon Musk and asked the Twitter mogul a question. “Hey, @elonmusk what’s your secret? You look awesome, fit, ripped & healthy. Lifting weights? Eating healthy?” “Fasting,” was Musk’s not-so-surprising first response (fasting is very trendy now, especially in the tech world). The follow-up—“And Wegovy”—was rather more surprising, if only for its honesty.
Musk’s admission to his 116 million Twitter followers, and the world, that he had used Wegovy—also known as Ozempic—was a huge boost to the profile of the not-so-secret weight-loss “wonder drug” that many other celebrities are using, although most won’t dare admit it. In a way, it was only fitting that Musk, the man who bought Twitter at a huge cost because he believes in open and free speech, should help blow the lid on just how widely used this new drug is among the glitterati….