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GLP-1 drugs can lower the greenhouse gas emissions fueling climate change

Heart patients receiving GLP-1 drugs produced fewer emissions because they were less likely to need hospitalization

The patients also ate less, which decreased their carbon footprint even more

THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound don’t just enable people to drop pounds — they also are helping save the planet, a new study says.

These drugs translate into decreased greenhouse gas emissions when used to help heart failure patients lose weight, researchers reported Wednesday at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual meeting in Madrid.

Heart patients saved about 0.25 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions per person annually when taking G

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