{"id":57603,"date":"2025-09-11T15:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/57603\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:57:11","slug":"andy-cohen-weight-loss-from-micro-dose-of-glp-1-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/57603\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Cohen weight loss from &#8216;micro-dose&#8217; of GLP-1 drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/09\/08\/howard-stern-show-announcement-andy-cohen\/85931515007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Andy Cohen<\/a> is admitting to dabbling in the world of weight loss drugs.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Real Housewives&#8221; executive producer opened up about &#8220;micro-dosing&#8221; on an unnamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2024\/11\/26\/weight-loss-drugs-cost-insurance\/76588819007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GLP-1 weight loss drug<\/a> on his SiriusXM radio show &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siriusxm.com\/player\/episode-audio\/entity\/9f60883e-1c1e-6342-10db-42eb49c542e6?utm_medium=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Andy Cohen Live<\/a>,&#8221; which he said led him to lose &#8220;a good chunk of weight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was really unhappy with my weight,&#8221; he told listeners on air Tuesday, Sept. 9. &#8220;My doctor and I talked about this last year. (He) had recommended a GLP-1 a few times to not only address what I was feeling about my weight, but treat plaque in my arteries and high blood pressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cohen, 57, suggested he felt hesitant about trying weight loss drugs, but &#8220;finally said yes.&#8221; He says the &#8220;revolutionary&#8221; drug \u2013 in combination with a &#8220;pretty rigorous&#8221; workout routine \u2013 curbed his snacking and led him to lose 25 pounds. He has since stopped using the drug, he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/86049392007.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Howard Stern pranks fans with Andy Cohen amid SiriusXM contract talks<\/p>\n<p>Howard Stern pranked fans by letting Andy Cohen open his show, sparking rumors he was leaving SiriusXM before returning to clear the air.<\/p>\n<p>Straight Arrow News<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My appetite returned from the micro-dose, but I feel like it caused me to reframe my relationship with food,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Serena Williams reveals <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/21\/serena-williams-weight-loss-zepbound-glp-1\/85754907007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GLP-1 weight loss in partnership with healthcare company Ro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several stars \u2013 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/21\/serena-williams-weight-loss-zepbound-glp-1\/85754907007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Serena Williams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/05\/25\/rosie-odonnell-weight-loss-mounjaro\/83855904007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Rosie O&#8217;Donnell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2023\/12\/13\/oprah-weight-loss-drug-medication-ozempic\/71908128007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2024\/05\/14\/kelly-clarkson-weight-loss-medication-ozempic\/73682501007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a> \u2013 have touted weight loss drugs like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2024\/08\/07\/ozempic-semaglutide-access-insurance-study\/74692296007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ozempic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/05\/25\/rosie-odonnell-weight-loss-mounjaro\/83855904007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mounjaro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2024\/11\/26\/weight-loss-drugs-cost-insurance\/76588819007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wegovy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/21\/serena-williams-weight-loss-zepbound-glp-1\/85754907007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zepbound<\/a> and other injectable prescription medicines.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Watch What Happens Live&#8221; host said he knew he would disclose his use of the weight loss drug because of the nature of his work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel so strongly that I can&#8217;t be the one asking all the personal questions of, specifically, the Housewives. &#8216;What did you do to your face? How did you do the weight loss?&#8217; And then be the guy who&#8217;s suddenly lost 25 pounds but isn&#8217;t mentioning it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen acknowledged he is &#8220;privileged to have access to a GLP-1&#8221; and that &#8220;everybody should through insurance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Who gets Ozempic? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2024\/08\/07\/ozempic-semaglutide-access-insurance-study\/74692296007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People with private insurance and generous health plans, study shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mounjaro\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pricinginfo.lilly.com\/mounjaro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">currently sells for $1,079.77 per prescription<\/a>, according to the Lilly website, though the final retail price may vary depending on insurance coverage. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novocare.com\/obesity\/products\/wegovy\/savings-offer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wegovy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novocare.com\/diabetes\/products\/ozempic\/savings-offer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ozempic<\/a>, the weight loss medications made by Novo Nordisk, are currently listed at $499 per monthly dose for the uninsured. The drugs are often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2023\/03\/22\/ozempic-wegovy-mounjaro-weight-loss-medications-explained\/11510967002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">covered by insurance<\/a>\u00a0for people who have diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>Contributing: Edward Segarra, Eduardo Cuevas, Ken Alltucker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andy Cohen is admitting to dabbling in the world of weight loss drugs. 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