A survey found that about two out of 10 domestic women, who weigh in the normal category, perceive t..

Expert “Beware of Obesity Treatment and Side Effects in Normal Weight”

A survey found that about two out of 10 domestic women, who weigh in the normal category, perceive themselves as obese. Experts advised to be careful about side effects when using the recently popular obesity treatment injection by a normal weight person

According to the Korean Society of Obesity on the 17th, 18.9% of normal-weight women recognized themselves as obese when asked about their subjective body type to adults aged 20 or older who participated in the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s National Health and Nutrition Survey from 2022 to 2024

It is significantly higher than the rate (4.1%) of equally normal-weight men who perceive themselves as obese

According to the obesity treatment guidelines of the Korean Society of Obesity, if the BMI (weight divided by the square of height) is ▲18.5 to 22.9, the normal weight ▲23 to 24.9, the pre-obesity stage ▲25 to 29.9, the first stage obesity ▲30 to 34.9, and the second stage obesity ▲35 or higher are classified as the third stage obesity

In the case of women who are in the pre-obesity stage, 66.9% of them consider themselves obese

When the range is expanded to all adult men and women, the rate of recognizing themselves as obese in the age of 20 to 39 was the highest among all age groups. 15.7% of normal weight and 54.8% of the pre-obesity stage judged themselves obese

As such, the use of obesity treatments is increasing rapidly amid the difference between actual weight and self-recognized body types

According to the Drug Safety Service (DUR) data received by Han Ji-ah, a member of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, 1.51,161 cases of Mountaineer were prescribed for 10 months from August last year to May this year when it was released in Korea

This figure is the details of the medical institution’s inspection with DUR to prevent duplicate prescriptions of drugs. Since Maunzaro and Hugo Bee are non-paying drugs, it is impossible to accurately count the prescription amount, so we have no choice but to understand the prescription trends and trends based on whether or not to check the DUR

Experts guide that obesity treatment is an effective treatment method for obese patients, but caution should be paid to the risk of side effects if used by people of normal weight

Ryu Young-sang, a professor of endocrine metabolism at Chosun University Hospital, warned, “In fact, (Munzaro, etc.) is not a drug with few side effects.”

Professor Ryu continued, “When these people use injections, there are also reports of hospitalization due to nutritional imbalance, and especially those who are elderly often complain of muscle loss after receiving injections. It is a really good drug for the purpose of treating diseases, but it should be avoided to use it at normal weight.”