Jeremy Clarkson has revealed the nauseating uncomfortable side effects he skilled whereas taking Ozempic for weight-loss.
The Clarkson’s Farm and former Grand Tour presenter has been open concerning the pressured way of life modifications he is needed to make in recent times, with the 64-year-old beforehand disclosing that he underwent emergency coronary heart surgical procedure after being ‘days away from demise’ final October.
In an effort to shave off the additional kilos and embrace more healthy dwelling, the TV presenter has turned to urge for food suppressing dietary supplements for help — with blended outcomes.
Writing concerning the matter in his The Occasions column, Clarkson defined that he’d suffered from excessive nausea whereas taking Ozempic two years in the past.
“My physique misplaced the power to take care of gluttony however as soon as the preliminary enthusiasm had worn off, my thoughts nonetheless wished to breakfast on Cadbury Fruit & Nut,” he wrote.
“This meant I used to be sick quite a bit.”
Ozempic was initially created to assist sort 2 diabetes sufferers. Nonetheless it has since turn into common amongst individuals seeking to shed weight.
The provision of the medicine for weight reduction is presently beneath evaluate, with Wegovy accessible via restricted specialist companies.
Mounjaro was additionally accepted for utilization by NICE in December 2024 and is predicted to be rolled out in an analogous method.
You’d suppose the nausea can be sufficient to place Clarkson off his meals, however he sadly had the alternative expertise and would gorge on extra treats afterward.
“After six months, having placed on half a stone, I gave up,” he defined.
Since ditching Ozempic, Clarkson has opted to attempt Mounjaro and has been capable of finding higher outcomes. Though the presenter admitted he’s scuffling with not having the ability to take pleasure in his favorite meals.
“You end up dwelling a minibar existence,” he wrote, joking {that a} ‘handful of sunflower seeds’ can be sufficient to maintain him full.
“That’s not dwelling. That’s current.”
The load-loss drug admission comes simply months after Clarkson revealed the main points of his emergency coronary heart operation, beforehand writing that desires to ‘do all the pieces in my energy to not die’ after turning into a grandfather to his daughter Emily Clarkson’s two kids.
“I’ve determined that it’s so fantastic that I need it to go on for so long as is humanly doable,” he wrote in a earlier column, even going as far to reveal that he’d taken up reformer pilates in a determined try and get match.
