{"id":126599,"date":"2025-11-11T00:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/126599\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T00:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:26:09","slug":"hansal-mehta-questions-why-ozempic-mounjaro-have-become-bad-words-its-helping-millions-live-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/126599\/","title":{"rendered":"Hansal Mehta questions why ozempic &#038; mounjaro have become \u2018bad words\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s helping millions live healthier\u201d |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hansal-mehta-questions-why-ozempic-amp-mounjaro-have-become-bad-words-its-helping-millions-live-heal.jpeg\" alt=\"Hansal Mehta questions why ozempic &amp; mounjaro have become \u2018bad words\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s helping millions live healthier\u201d\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> Filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hansal-mehta\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hansal Mehta<\/a> has spoken out about the growing stigma around modern medications used to treat metabolic disorders and support weight loss, especially in India. Known for his candid discussion of his own health journey, Mehta recently asked on his X (formerly Twitter) account: \u201cWhy has Ozempic or Mounjaro become such a bad word? Why are people ashamed to talk about using modern medicine to manage their health\u2026 to control diabetes, improve metabolism, lose dangerous visceral fat \u2014 all under expert supervision, alongside exercise and diet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Personal Health Journey<\/p>\n<p>In May 2025, Mehta revealed that he had been using Mounjaro\u2014a medication primarily for type 2 diabetes that also aids weight loss\u2014under medical supervision. He shared that he lost nearly 10 kg by combining the drug with high-protein meals, intermittent fasting, strength training, and reduced sugar and alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>Karan Johar Denies Ozempic Weight Loss<\/p>\n<p>Challenging the Stigma of Treatment<\/p>\n<p>Mehta criticised how society often views the use of such medications as \u2018cheating,\u2019 while celebrating silent struggle as discipline. \u201cIt\u2019s helping millions live healthier, longer, more active lives. It\u2019s not f***ing cocaine,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThese medications aren\u2019t vanity tools. They are life-saving interventions for metabolic disorders that traditional diets and workouts alone can\u2019t always fix.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emphasising Responsibility and Balance<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker emphasised that using medication must come alongside lifestyle changes, and urged public conversation around balance rather than shame: \u201cThe real conversation should be about balance, awareness, and guidance. Not stigma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expert Views &amp; Media Context<\/p>\n<p>Medical reports list medications such as Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Ozempic (semaglutide) among treatment tools for type 2 diabetes and weight management. Analysts say their popularity has grown, but emphasise they are not standalone solutions and should be used under professional oversight.<\/p>\n<p>Pressing for Open Dialogue<\/p>\n<p>By being open about his own treatment and outcomes, Hansal Mehta hopes to shift the narrative and encourage others to see medical help as a legitimate and supported part of health journeys\u2014rather than something to hide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has spoken out about the growing stigma around modern medications used to treat metabolic disorders&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[163,85,46,482,4067,4664,4514,79959,18212],"class_list":{"0":"post-126599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-medication","12":"tag-metabolic-disorders","13":"tag-mounjaro","14":"tag-ozempic","15":"tag-type-2-diabetes-treatment","16":"tag-weight-loss-medications"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}