Cohen: Taking GLP-1s for weight loss is no different than taking creatine
Alex Cohen · Meme Lord CEO Raises $22.5M Series A for Hello Patient · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Sep 4, 2025 · at 51:27
Alex Cohen, founder and CEO of Hello Patient, debates the cultural stigma around GLP-1 agonists (such as Ozempic and tirzepatide) with host Molly O'Shea.
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“I don't think people should be judged for taking it either. I think there's a lot of like stigma around it and people are like, you cheated at losing weight. And it's like, I don't see how it's different than taking creatine to put on, you know, water weight and build some mass and like taking other, it's just another supplement.”
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