Semaglutide is not a magic pill, the India Division of Wick-Loss Director, Weight-Loss Drug-Mekar said that the Today Conclave in India discussed in a discussion on the weight-loss drug in 2025.

Semaglutide is a recipe drug that helps control the body’s blood sugar levels and slows down digestion, helps in appetite and manages signs of hunger in the brain. Ozmpic and vegovi produced by Novo Nordisk are two popular drugs that contain the active ingredient semglutide.

“When we talk about obesity as a disease, it is not only about excess fat or fat, it is also a metabolic abnormality. If losing weight was as simple as eating less and exercising more, it will not be such a conflict. I have tried to lose just one kilogram, but after a day, which is right, to tell that it is more.

Vikrant, who is also the corporate vice -president of Novo Nordisk India, highlighted the importance of lifestyle and dietary changes to combat obesity as he pushed back against tags like “Miracle Pill”.

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The drug helps to regulate appetite by affecting the signs of brain appetite and slowing the gastric emptying. “This is a rescue for those who cannot lose weight through diet and exercise alone,” they explained.

While semaglutide helps in losing weight, it does not change the nature of people’s lifestyle. “This is not a criticism, but is an important point to consider. Lifestyle, exercise, and diets are an integral part of a person’s good. Access, behavior, and alternatives also play an important role. It’s not a magic pill, it’s not a drug,” said the managing director of Novo Nordisk India.

When diet and exercise fail to lose weight alone, this drug can “serve as a defense.”

He explained that when someone is hungry, the metabolic rate falls, which requests you to eat more. “This drug indicates the brain to reduce appetite and slow gastric mobility, help with weight loss. However, it should be used as part of a balanced approach that includes diet and exercise, not to misuse it,” he said.

Obesity is a crisis

Recently a Lancet study suggested that more than 1 billion people are thicker globally and about one -third Indian population would remain thick by 2050.

Talking about this “brain disease”, as he said, Pharma Boss said, “When we talk about obesity, about 40% of people have central or intestine obesity. In fact, it is so common that it is so common that it is now rare to see someone with” right “BMI.”

Indians, often described as “thin-fossa”, have more intestinal fat than Caucasian, Vikrant said. He said, “Obesity is not only about weight gain, it is a metabolic abnormality that includes excess fat and fat. If weight loss was simple as eating less and exercising more, it would not be such a conflict,” he said.

He said, “Fighting against obesity is not as simple as everyone thinks,” he said, metabolic abnormalities play an important role. While the traditional advice to eat less and exercise more seems logical, it does not always move towards continuous weight loss.

He said that in the prehistoric era, humans were designed to hunt and consume what they got, because the food was rare. “We have something that is called Thrifty Genotype, which helped our ancestors to avoid the lack of food. However, with urban lifestyle, food has become increasingly inexpensive, benefits from low inflation and comprehensive availability. Today, getting food is often cheaper than many other essential things,” Vikraranth said.

For many people, food is not completely under their control, it is similar to smoking. It is not just about willpower; If one billion people struggle with obesity, it is unlikely that they all simply lack self-discipline. This energy is beyond balance and willpower; It fundamentally disrupts the metabolic state of the body.

He compared the difficulty of weight loss to quit smoking, saying that it is not just about willpower, sometimes “not completely within their control.”

Regarding concerns about the thinning of social pressure, Vikrant said that the real issue is not for unrealistic beauty standards, but the increasing burden of health problems related to obesity. “I am more concerned about the health of the nation,” he said, while weight -loss drugs are an effective tool, they should be used in a judicious manner and under medical supervision.

Talking about relaxing after taking a weight loss drug, Vikrant said, “As the conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or thyroid disorder are closed, when weight is reduced through diet and exercise, it is often temporary. The body is often temporary. The body fights back due to its natural existence.”

A major factor is that we often consume more calories, he said. “When you eat less, your appetite hormones eventually compensate, causing weight back.”

A weight -loss drug is a long -term drug for metabolic diseases, he said, highlighting that it helps reduce body weight, requires motivation and will to maintain the results.