India’s growing conversation around Ozempic sits at a tricky crossroads, between rising obesity rates and a food culture built on flavour, family, and celebration. As weight-loss injections gain attention for their quick results, doctors are urging caution against viewing them as a one-stop solution. How do these drugs actually work? Who should use them and who shouldn’t? And could their popularity distract us from the harder work of fixing diets and lifestyles?
In an exclusive interview with TOI, Dr. Girish Parmar, Director, Endocrinology & Diabetology at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai, breaks down the science, the risks, and the reality behind Ozempic in the Indian context.
