2026届高三英语培优外刊阅读 外刊精选 马斯克同款“减肥针”国内上市.docxVIP

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外刊精选｜打一针瘦8斤？马斯克同款“减肥针”国内上市

近日，由马斯克带火的减肥药Wegovy（中文名称为“诺和盈”）正式在中国上市。诺和盈是一款以“司美格鲁肽”为主要成分的注射液药剂。网上评价称“不节食不锻炼，每周打一针，无需运动就能减肥”“打一针瘦8斤”“两个月从200多斤瘦到140斤”，因此该药品又被称为“减肥神药”。诺和盈的减重效果究竟如何？又有哪些副作用值得留意？

Popularweight-lossdrugWegovygoesonsaleinChina

ByJo?odaSilva

NovoNordiskhaslauncheditsweight-lossdrugWegovyinChinaafteritwasapprovedbylocalhealthauthorities.

Morethan180millionpeoplelivewithobesityinChina,whichhasapopulationof1.4billion.AccordingtoChinesebusinessnewswebsiteYicai,adoseoffourWegovyinjectionswillcost1,400yuan,afractionofthedrugspriceintheUnitedStates.ResearchsuggeststhatWegovypatientscanlosemorethan10%oftheirbodyweight.

Aimedatpeoplewhoareseverelyoverweight,Wegovysactiveingredientisamedicinecalledsemaglutide,whichhelpscontrolbloodsugar,lowersappetite,andmakespatientsfeelfuller.ItisalsotheactiveingredientinsisterdrugOzempic,whichisusedtotreattype2diabetes.

However,therecanbesideeffectsforsomeusers,suchasnauseaandvomiting,andresearchshowsthatpatientsoftenputweightbackonafterstoppingtreatment.

WegovywentonsaleintheUSin2021whereamonthssupplycurrentlycosts$1,349.FuelledbyasocialmediabuzzandcelebrityusersincludingElonMusk,thedrughassincebeenflyingoffpharmacyshelvesaroundtheworld.

Wegovyspopularityhasturneditsmaker,NovoNordisk,intoEuropesmostvaluablecompany.Itcurrentlyhasatotalmarketvalueofmorethan$440bn.

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