
Why Regulators Can’t Curb Social Media Hype for Weight Loss Drugs
Online influencers are driving demand for new weight loss drugs. Regulators have limited power to rein them in. BY DARIUS TAHIR & HANNAH NORMAN, KHN SUZETTE ZUENA IS her own best advertisement for weight loss. Zuena, the “founder/visionary” of LH Spa & Rejuvenation in Livingston and Madison, New Jersey, has dropped 30 pounds. Her husband has lost 42 pounds. “We go out a lot,” Zuena said of the pair’s social routine. “People saw us basically shrinking.” They would ask how the couple did it. Her response: point people to her spa and a relatively new type of medication — GLP-1 agonists, a … Continue reading Why Regulators Can’t Curb Social Media Hype for Weight Loss Drugs