Kourtney Kardashian’s new “GLP-1 Daily” pill is the latest product to capitalize on the weight loss drug craze.

While both berberine and Ozempic may lead to weight loss, they are very different things. It’s “inaccurate and misleading” to call berberine “nature’s Ozempic,” Dr. Ali says, noting that they work differently in the body and have very different weight loss results.

Ozempic is a medication for Type 2 diabetes that helps control blood sugar, with the added side effect of weight loss. Socialite and reality TV personality Kourtney Kardashian has a natural alternative to Ozempic that she is going gaga over.

Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic—so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?

In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that people are overdosing on compounded semaglutide injectable products.

GLP-1 supplements are advertised as a cheaper alternative to weight loss with Ozempic or Wegovy. Doctors explain if they help people lose weight and are safe.

Prescribed medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can be expensive and hard to find, leading to a rise in popularity of natural weight-loss alternatives — but do they really work, and are they safe? NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports and gastroenterologist Dr.