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CX Daily: China Formally Enlists ‘Miracle’ Drug in Fight Against Ballooning Obesity Rate

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Losing weight through diet and exercise may not work for everyone.

Losing weight through diet and exercise may not work for everyone.

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Cover Story: China formally enlists ‘miracle’ drug in fight against ballooning obesity rate

Fang Xia, a 24-year-old woman, has faced a lifelong struggle with obesity, a condition that has plagued her both physically and psychologically. But like millions of others around the world, her life was turned around after taking semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog that mimics a hormone that triggers a sense of fullness and helps overweight people shed the pounds.

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