Rebel Wilson admits she took Ozempic to lose weight - but her personal trainer ... trends now
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Over the weekend Rebel Wilson confessed to using the trendy type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic to help her shed 35kg during her 'year of health' back in 2020.
But her admission may have come as a shock to her celebrity trainer Jono Castano, who has slammed the use of the semaglutide injectable for weight loss.
The Sydney-based PT, 32, who trained the Hollywood star, 44, during some of her weight loss journey, last year said the use of Ozempic to shed the kilos is a 'lazy' and 'dangerous' trend that should be avoided at all costs.
Ozempic contains semaglutide, which reduces the appetite by increasing the feeling of fullness after eating. It also helps the pancreas produce insulin.
Taking the drug essentially guarantees a calorie deficit because the user feels less hungry, but Jono believes it is better for dieters to 'create a calorie baseline' themselves and stick to it, because this encourages healthier habits.
Rebel Wilson, 44, confessed to using the trendy type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic to help her shed 35kg during her year of health back in 2020. Pictured (L) in 2019 and (R) in 2020
'I feel like if you're, for example, using Ozempic, you're basically not intaking enough calories, so you're losing weight by obviously doing that,' the Acero Gym founder told Yahoo Lifestyle at the time.
'I think, for me personally, it's always going to be dangerous in terms
