Jackie Goldschneider slams controversial diet drug Ozempic as 'an eating disorder in a needle'

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Jackie Goldschneider has blasted the controversial new diet drug Ozempic as 'an eating disorder in a needle.'The Real Housewives Of New Jersey star, 46, who last year opened up about secretly battling anorexia for 18 years, slammed the medication in the comments section of a People Instagram post describing the side effects of the drug.Known by the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, the medication semaglutide has been hailed as a major breakthrough, helping people who take it shed almost a fifth of their weight.

It works by suppressing the appetite, with users saying they crave less and sometimes forget to eat. Slam: Jackie Goldschneider has blasted the controversial new diet drug Ozempic as 'an eating disorder in a needle'In February, NHS spending watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved the weekly jab for obese patients with a weight-related illness, such as type 2 diabetes, or at high risk of a heart attack, as slimming down can help protect against these problems.

The drug is taken via an easy-to-use self-injection pen. Predictably, Hollywood has been aware of Ozempic for a lot longer than us – Variety magazine recently quipped that the drug deserved its own thank-you speech at the Emmys, as so many stars on the podium had obviously been taking it.

Elon Musk raved about its more powerful sister drug, Wegovy, on Twitter; Kim Kardashian, it is hotly rumoured, used semaglutide to lose 16lb in order to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s dress for the Met Ball.