The history of weight loss medicines reads like a Greek tragedy. However, the biology behind the new GLP-1 agonists suggests they may have surprising mental health benefits.

Up to a third of the weight lost while taking weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro includes muscle and bone mass.

"Hairspray" actor Harvey Fierstein, who weighed 310 pounds at his heaviest, has lost 120 pounds after taking the weigh-loss drug Zepbound.

Actor Harvey Fierstein revealed he lost 120 pounds using the weight-loss drug Zepbound, shedding weight gained during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Harvey Fierstein has credited a weight-loss drug with helping him to lose 120 pounds (55 kilograms). In a recent interview for Page Six, the Tony Award-winning actor and playwright revealed that he had tipped the scales at 310 pounds (140 kilograms) after gaining weight during the Covid-19 pandemic.