India, Jan. 12 -- The popularity of Ozempic as a weight loss drug has been through the roof over the last couple of years. It has helped many well-known faces across the world achieve miraculous weight loss in a very short amount of time.

While Ozempic is the name of the brand, the drug itself is called GLP-1, or GLP-1 agonists. It is short for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, which, according to Harvard Health, mimic the GLP-1 hormone that is naturally released in the oesophagus upon eating.

GLP-1 triggers the release of insulin from the pancreas, which helps to transport glucose out of the bloodstream and into the cells for nourishment and energy. The weight loss comes primarily from the drug's reaction in the brain, reducin...