GLP-1s: Medicine, wellness or vanity?
Over the past few years, GLP-1 medications have moved from the world of diabetes treatment into mainstream wellness culture, raising a question many people are quietly asking: Are we taking them because we need them or because we want to?
There is still a faux pas energy surrounding taking GLP-1s off-label. Everyone and their cousin seems to have slimmed down, either slightly or dramatically, yet few are attributing it to this new wave of weight-loss medication. It also begs the question, from a visual aesthetic perspective: Are we returning to idolising the heroin chic look of 1990s’ supermodels like Kate Moss et al? And are we concerned about how that era led many – particularly young girls and women – towards various forms of disordered eating? Now, it feels as though we are entering a time where extreme thinness is not only celebrated, but medically assisted. Should we be concerned? Or is this a true miracle drug? For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Apr 30, 2026 02:43 PM